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Húsavík is a small town of 2500 inhabitants in the North-east of Iceland at the shore of Skjálfandi bay. Tourism and fishing provide the main income for the town, with some shops and small industry.
Húsavík is renowned as the Capital of Icelandic whale watching, and a sighting is almost garaunteed in peak season. With a variety of whales entering the bay, and it is possible to see Humpback, Minke, Fin, Sei and North-Atlantic bottled nosed Whales along wth Orcas, dolphins and porpoises. There are a number of companies offering whale watching trips, each offering similar deals, but maybe experience matters here.
It is home to the National Whale and Phallus Museums. The first has displays of the history of whaling and their biology, along with skeletons of various species. The latter displays some 150 specimens of penis, apparently from every mammal that inhabits Iceland.
There are a number of restaurants, the best of which are located next to the harbour, as you would expect fresh seafood is prevalent on the menu and prices are more reasonable than the capital.
Viking Garðar Svavarsson was the first confirmed human to spend a winter on the island. He gave the island the name Garðarshólmi. A monument near the schoolhouse commemorates him.
The church of the town dates from the early 20th century.
The region of Mývatn with its interesting geology and diverse wildlife is nearby. Húsavík used to export the silica that was extracted from the lake.
Húsavík is renowned as the Capital of Icelandic whale watching, and a sighting is almost garaunteed in peak season. With a variety of whales entering the bay, and it is possible to see Humpback, Minke, Fin, Sei and North-Atlantic bottled nosed Whales along wth Orcas, dolphins and porpoises. There are a number of companies offering whale watching trips, each offering similar deals, but maybe experience matters here.
It is home to the National Whale and Phallus Museums. The first has displays of the history of whaling and their biology, along with skeletons of various species. The latter displays some 150 specimens of penis, apparently from every mammal that inhabits Iceland.
There are a number of restaurants, the best of which are located next to the harbour, as you would expect fresh seafood is prevalent on the menu and prices are more reasonable than the capital.
Viking Garðar Svavarsson was the first confirmed human to spend a winter on the island. He gave the island the name Garðarshólmi. A monument near the schoolhouse commemorates him.
The church of the town dates from the early 20th century.
The region of Mývatn with its interesting geology and diverse wildlife is nearby. Húsavík used to export the silica that was extracted from the lake.
Husavik Travel Blogs
Aug 25, 2008 – Sep 03, 2008
The bus was a more of a mini-bus with four other people on board, leaving at 8.30am we were all on different trips once we arrived at Mvatyn, going our separate ways from lunchtime onwards. I was on the whale watching excursion in Husavik and the full tour of Lake Mvatyn and Dentifoss waterfall…
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Jul 03, 2002 – Aug 03, 2007
Jokulsarlon, Iceland -› Myvatn, Iceland -› …
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Jun 19, 2009 – Jun 28, 2009
Today we explored
the area around Lake Myvatn. We started at the lava fields of
Dimmuborgir for a few hours hiking among the twisted lava plumes,
with a scattering of a few hardy plants including the carnivorous
butterwort. We then drove past the pseudo-craters of Myvatn and to
the spectacular…
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