Øksfjord
Øksfjord (Northern Sami: Ákšovuotna) is a village in Norway.
Øksfjordalen Ákšovuotna (Northern Sami) | |
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city | |
View of the village | |
Øksfjordalen Location in Finnmark Øksfjordalen Øksfjordalen (Norway) | |
| Coordinates: 70°14′22″N 22°21′03″E / 70.2394°N 22.3507°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| Region | Northern Norway |
| County | Finnmark |
| District | Vest-Finnmark |
| Municipality | Loppa Municipality |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.33 km2 (0.13 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 15 m (49 ft) |
| Population (2017)[1] | |
| • Total | 504 |
| • Density | 1,527/km2 (3,950/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Post Code | 9550 Øksfjord |
Øksfjord is visited by the coastal service Hurtigruten boat daily, stopping here between stops at Skjervøy and Hammerfest. Since most of Loppa municipality is inaccessible by car, Øksfjord is a major transportation hub with regular car ferry connections to the Nuvsvåg, Bergsfjord, and Sør-Tverrfjord areas. There is also a regular ferry connection from Øksfjord to the village of Hasvik on the neighboring island of Sørøya in Hasvik municipality.
History edit
On 12 April 1941, the Royal Norwegian Navy — exiled to the United Kingdom — moored the destroyer Mansfield at the pier at one o'clock in the night, with two objectives: To show the people of occupied Norway that the Navy was operating on the coast of Norway; and to blow up a fish oil factory. The warship departed after two hours, while inhabitants stood on the pier singing the national anthem.[3]
Notable person edit
- Hans E. Kinck (1865–1926), novelist, dramatist and essayist, was born and raised in Øksfjord.
Commerce edit
The village has one café and one pub, as of 2015.[4]
Popular culture edit
- Øksfjord is the setting of the 2009 film Dead Snow
- Hallgeir Pedersen, jazz guitarist, lives in Øksfjord
Media gallery edit
- View of the village
- The Hurtigruten ship MS Narvik docked in Øksfjord
- View of the village from a distance
- View of Øksfjord Church
Climate edit
Øksfjord's climate type is dominated by the winter season, a long, bitterly cold period with short, clear days, relatively little precipitation mostly in the form of snow, and low humidity. The Köppen Climate Classification subtype for this climate is "Dfc". (Continental Subarctic Climate).[5]
| Climate data for Øksfjord | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −2 (28) | −2 (29) | 0 (32) | 3 (37) | 8 (46) | 13 (55) | 16 (60) | 14 (58) | 10 (50) | 5 (41) | 1 (34) | −1 (31) | 5 (41) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −8 (18) | −7 (19) | −5 (23) | −2 (28) | 2 (36) | 6 (43) | 9 (49) | 8 (47) | 5 (41) | 1 (33) | −3 (26) | −6 (21) | 0 (32) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 74 (2.9) | 66 (2.6) | 56 (2.2) | 51 (2) | 46 (1.8) | 51 (2) | 58 (2.3) | 71 (2.8) | 79 (3.1) | 100 (4.1) | 81 (3.2) | 86 (3.4) | 830 (32.7) |
| Source: Weatherbase [6] | |||||||||||||
References edit
- ^ a b Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 2017). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".
- ^ "Øksfjord, Loppa (Finnmark)". yr.no. Retrieved 2018-06-30.
- ^ Gjerstad Olsen, Knut; Mohr, Anniken C. (2015-08-08). "Biter seg fast i loppa". Klassekampen. Retrieved 2018-06-30.
- ^ Climate Summary
- ^ "Weatherbase.com". Weatherbase. Jan 2014. Retrieved 2014-01-13.