Húsavík, Iceland | Town seal of Húsavík This is a copyrighted and/or trademarked logo. ...
| | Town Seal as impression A seal is an impression, usually in wax or embossed on the paper itself, or other item attached to a legal instrument used to authenticate it in place of, or in addition to, a signature. ...seal | |
Location in Iceland (disambiguation). ...Iceland | | Iceland is divided into 8 landsvæði (regions): The landsvæði are further divided into 23 counties, sýslur: Árnessýsla Austur_Barðastrandarsýsla Austur_Húnavatnssýsla Austur_Skaftafellssýsla Borgarfjarðarsýsla Dalasýsla Eyjafjarðarsýsla Gullbringusýsla, Kjósarsýsla Mýrasýsla Norður...County | Suður_Þingeyjarsýsla | | Iceland is divided into 6 constituencies for the purpose of selecting representatives to the Alþingi (parliament). ...Constituency | Northeast | | This article explains the meaning of area as a physical quantity. ...Area | 270 Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ...km² ( 104.25mi²) | In the most common sense of the word, a population is the collection of people—or organisms of a particular species—living in a given geographic area. ...Population
Total ( 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, and also: The International Year of Freshwater The European Disability Year Events January January 1 _ Luíz Inácio Lula Da Silva becomes the 37th President of Brazil. ...2003)
Density (symbol: ρ _ Greek: rho) is a measure of mass per unit of volume. ...Density |
2,453
9.09/km² | | A postal code is a series of letters and/or digits appended to a postal address for the purpose of sorting mail. ...Postal codes | 640 | | Latitude
Longitude | 66°03′ N 17°19′ W (http://kvaleberg.com/extensions/mapsources/index.php?params=66-03-N-17-19-W-) | | Municipal website (http://www.husavik.is/) | Húsavík is a small town in the north of Iceland (disambiguation). ...Iceland at the shore of Skjálfandi bay.
The income of the inhabitants comes from A tourist boat travels the River Seine in Paris, France Tourism can be defined as the act of travel for the purpose of recreation, and the provision of services for this act. ...tourism and Fishing from a Pier Fishing is both the recreation and sport of catching fish (for food or as a trophy), and the commercial fishing industry of catching or harvesting seafood (either fish or other aquatic life_forms, such as shellfish). ...fishing as well as shops and small industry.
Húsavík has become a center of Whale watching off the coast of Bar Harbor, Maine. ...whale watching in the north, because Whales are the largest species of exclusively aquatic placental mammals, members of the order Cetacea, which also includes dolphins and porpoises. ...whales of different species are often entering the bay.
The history of the town is interesting, too. The first viking staying for a longer time on the island passed the winter here. This was the Swedish Viking (disambiguation). ...viking Garðar Svavarsson who gave the island the name Garðarshólmi. A monument near the schoolhouse remembers him.
The church of the town is also worth looking at. It dates from the 19th century.
The region of Mývatn with its interesting Geology (from Greek γη- (ge-, the earth) and λογος (logos, word, reason)) is the science and study of the Earth, its composition, structure, physical properties, history, and the processes that shape it. ...geology and diverse animal life is nearby. Húsavík exports the The chemical compound silicon dioxide, also known as silica, is the oxide of silicon, chemical formula SiO2. ...silica that is extracted from the lake.
Church of Húsavík by Andreas Tille. ...
Church of Húsavík by Andreas Tille. ...
 Church of Húsavík
See also
- Following is a list of some significant cities and towns in Iceland. ...List of cities in Iceland
- Iceland has a very high number of active volcanoes due to its unique geological conditions. ...Volcanoes of Iceland
- The following account of the settlement of Iceland is based on traditional sources written down more than a century after the events took place. ...History of Iceland
External links - official website (http://www.husavik.is/page.asp?id=546) (engl./is.)
- The harbour (http://www.bildungsservice.at/faecher/geo/Staaten%20und%20Landschaften/Island/Island%202/Island%201996_0082%20_%20Húsavík%20_%20Hafen.JPG)
- Whalewatching and information about whales (http://www.icewhale.is/)
| Selected Following is a list of municipalities in Iceland sorted by 2004 population. ...Municipalities of Iceland | | | See also: Reykjavík, Manitoba in Canada Reykjavík is the capital of Iceland, its largest city and the northernmost capital city of a nation. ...Reykjavík | Kópavogur | Hafnarfjörður | City nickname: Höfuðborg Norðursins (The Capital of the North) Location in Iceland County Eyjafjarðarsýsla Constituency Northeast Area 125 km² ( 48. ...Akureyri | Reykjanesbær | Garðabær is a municipality in the Greater Reykjavík area of Iceland. ...Garðabær | Mosfellsbær | Árborg is the largest city in Southern Iceland. ...Árborg | City nickname: Skaginn Location in Iceland County Borgarfjarðarsýsla Constituency Northwest Area 8. ...Akranes | Seltjarnarnes | Cliffs on Heimaey, Vestmannaeyjar Vestmannaeyjar (The Westman Islands) is a small archipelago off the south coast of Iceland. ...Vestmannaeyjar | Skagafjörður | Ísafjörður | Fjarðabyggð | Borgarbyggð | Húsavík | Grindavík is a fishing town at the peninsula of Reykjanes at the south_western coast of Iceland. ...Grindavík | Hornafjörður | Fljótsdalshérað | Dalvíkurbyggð | | |
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