What is Húsavík?
'''Húsavík''' is a town in [[Regions of Iceland|northern]] [[Iceland]]. It has a [[population]] of 2,237 people. Most of the [[industry]] in the city comes from [[tourism]] and [[fishing]]. About 850 [[AD]], a [[Sweden|Swedish]] [[viking]] named Garðar Svavarsson arrived on the northern coast of Iceland.<ref name=LP>{{cite web|url=http://www.lonelyplanet.com/iceland/the-north/husavik/history|title=Húsavík|publisher=Lonely Planet|access-date=30 September 2015|archive-date=5 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305075849/http://www.lonelyplanet.com/iceland/the-north/husavik/history|url-status=dead}}</ref> There he built a [[settlement]] and prepared to stay for the [[winter]]. When [[Spring (season)|spring]] arrived, he went away, leaving two [[slave]]s behind. They made a [[farm]] there.<ref>{{cite book|author=Gudni T. Johannesson|title=The History of Iceland|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Elh1oH6ESSIC|pages=6–7, 19–20|date=9 January 2013|publisher=ABC-CLIO|isbn=978-0-313-37621-4}}</ref> == Climate == {{Weather box |location = Husavik |single line = Yes |metric first = Yes |Jan high F = 34 |Feb high F = 35 |Mar high F = 37 |Apr high F = 41 |May high F = 50 |Jun high F = 54 |Jul high F = 58 |Aug high F =57 |Sep high F = 52 |Oct high F = 41 |Nov high F =38 |Dec high F = 37 |year high F = 45 |Jan mean F=30 |Feb mean F=31 |Mar mean F=32 |Apr mean F=36 |May mean F=43 |Jun mean F=48 |Jul mean F=52 |Aug mean F=51 |Sep mean F=46 |Oct mean F=37 |Nov mean F=34 |Dec mean F=33 |year mean F= |Jan low F = 25 |Feb low F = 26 |Mar low F = 26 |Apr low F = 30 |May low F = 36 |Jun low F = 42 |Jul low F = 45 |Aug low F = 44 |Sep low F = 40 |Oct low F = 32 |Nov low F = 30 |Dec low F = 29 |year low F = 34 |source 1 = Weatherbase<ref name=Weatherbase> {{cite web |url =http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather.php3?s=166040&refer=wikipedia |title =Weatherbase: Historical Weather for Husavik, Iceland |publisher=Weatherbase |year=2011 }} Retrieved on 24 November 2011. </ref> |date=November 2011 }} == Photos ==