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|official_name = Vestfirðir |image_map = Isafjordur.png |map_caption = The Vestfirðir area |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = Iceland |seat = Ísafjörður |area_total_km2 = 22271 |population_as_of = 2007 |population_total = 7300 |population_density_km2 = 0.3 }} The Westfjords or West Fjords ({{lang-is|Vestfirðir}}, IS: IS-4) is a large peninsula in northwestern Iceland and an administrative district. It lies on the Denmark Strait, facing the east coast of Greenland. It is connected to the rest of Iceland by a 7-km-wide isthmus between Gilsfjörður and Bitrufjörður. The Westfjords are very mountainous; the coastline is heavily indented by dozens of fjords surrounded by steep hills. These indentations make roads very circuitous and communications by land difficult. In addition many of the roads are closed by ice and snow for several months of the year. The Vestfjarðagöng road tunnel from 1996 has improved that situation. The cliffs at Látrabjarg comprise the longest bird cliff in the northern Atlantic Ocean and are at the westernmost point in Iceland. The Drangajökull glacier is located in the north of the peninsula and is the fifth-largest of the country, but the only glacier of the region. PopulationThe lack of flat lowlands in the area limits the potential for agriculture, which is mostly restricted to low-intensity sheep grazing near the fjords. Good natural harbors in many of the fjords and their proximity to fishing areas are vital for the local economy. The Westfjords are very sparsely populated: the total population in 2007 was 7,380. The district capital and by far the largest settlement is Ísafjörður (population around 4000).
Main settlements in the Westfjords
ClimateThe box is for Goltur, at the tip of the peninsula 20 km (12 mi) northwest of Ísafjörður. Westfjords is generally the coldest area at sea level in Iceland, because of the East Greenland Current. {{Weather box |location = Goltur |single line = Yes |metric first = Yes |Jan record high F=50 |Feb record high F=50 |Mar record high F=52 |Apr record high F=52 |May record high F=63 |Jun record high F=64 |Jul record high F=66 |Aug record high F=64 |Sep record high F=59 |Oct record high F=59 |Nov record high F=55 |Dec record high F=52 |year record high F=66 |Jan high F = 33 |Feb high F = 35 |Mar high F = 37 |Apr high F = 40 |May high F = 44 |Jun high F = 49 |Jul high F = 51 |Aug high F = 51 |Sep high F = 45 |Oct high F = 41 |Nov high F = 40 |Dec high F = 35 |year high F = 42 |Jan mean F=29 |Feb mean F=32 |Mar mean F=33 |Apr mean F=36 |May mean F=40 |Jun mean F=45 |Jul mean F=47 |Aug mean F=47 |Sep mean F=42 |Oct mean F=38 |Nov mean F=37 |Dec mean F=32 |year mean F = 38 |Jan low F = 26 |Feb low F = 29 |Mar low F = 30 |Apr low F = 33 |May low F = 36 |Jun low F = 41 |Jul low F = 44 |Aug low F = 44 |Sep low F = 40 |Oct low F = 35 |Nov low F = 34 |Dec low F = 30 |year low F = 35 |Jan record low F=12 |Feb record low F=14 |Mar record low F=9 |Apr record low F=19 |May record low F=25 |Jun record low F=28 |Jul record low F=36 |Aug record low F=34 |Sep record low F=27 |Oct record low F=23 |Nov record low F=16 |Dec record low F=16 |year record low F=9 |Jan precipitation inch = |Feb precipitation inch = |Mar precipitation inch = |Apr precipitation inch = |May precipitation inch = |Jun precipitation inch = |Jul precipitation inch = |Aug precipitation inch = |Sep precipitation inch = |Oct precipitation inch = |Nov precipitation inch = |Dec precipitation inch = |year precipitation inch = |Jan humidity=75 |Feb humidity=77 |Mar humidity=76 |Apr humidity=79 |May humidity=77 |Jun humidity=82 |Jul humidity=83 |Aug humidity=81 |Sep humidity=82 |Oct humidity=79 |Nov humidity=80 |Dec humidity=78 |year humidity=79 |Jand sun=6 |Febd sun= 9.2 |Mard sun=12.7 |Aprd sun=16.6 |Mayd sun=20.7 |Jund sun=23.4 |Juld sun=21.5 |Augd sun=18.1 |Sepd sun=13.9 |Octd sun=10.3 |Novd sun=6.9 |Decd sun=4.6 |yeard sun=13.7 |source 1 = Weatherbase[1] |date=June 2013 }} LawIn 1615, 32 shipwrecked Basque whalers were killed by locals, after which the magistrate made it law that any Basque person seen in the region should be instantly killed. This law was repealed in May 2015.[2] Image gallerySee also{{Portal|Iceland}}
References1. ^{{cite web|url =http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather.php3?s=50040&refer=wikipedia |title =Weatherbase: WEATHER AVERAGES SUMMARY for Goltur, Iceland|publisher=Weatherbase|year=2013}}Retrieved on June 1, 2013. 2. ^{{cite news|last1=Tharoor|first1=Ishaan|title=Iceland revokes 400-year-old legal right in Westfjords district to kill Basques on sight|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/iceland-revokes-400-yearold-legal-right-in-westfjords-district-to-kill-basques-on-sight-10278592.html|accessdate=2 June 2015|work=The Independent|date=28 May 2015}} External links{{Wikivoyage}}
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