Vardø (town)
Vardø
Vuorea ( Vardø Municipality | |
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Established as | |
Kjøpstad | 1789 |
Area | |
• Total | 1.19 km2 (0.46 sq mi) |
Elevation | 9 m (30 ft) |
Population (2017)[1] | |
• Total | 1,875 |
• Density | 1,576/km2 (4,080/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Post Code | 9950 Vardø |
Vardø (Norwegian pronunciation:
Vardø is the easternmost town in Norway (and in all the Nordic countries), located at 31°E, which is east of Saint Petersburg, Kyiv, and Istanbul. The eastern part of Finnmark is in the same time zone as the rest of the country, but it is more than an hour at odds with daylight hours.
The largest industry in the town is
History
The village of Vardø, on the island of
Pomor trade was very important in the 18th century, and Vardø was often called the Pomor capital. Because of this, in 1789 the King of Norway granted Vardø town status as a kjøpstad.[3][4]
On 1 January 1838, the town and the surrounding rural district were established as the new municipality of Vardø by og landdistrikt, meaning "Vardø town and rural district" (see
Name
The town is named after the island on which it is located: Vardøya. The Old Norse form of the name was Vargøy. The first element is vargr which means "wolf" and the last element is øy which means "island". The first element was later replaced (around 1500) with varða which means "cairn".[3][6]
Climate
The port of Vardø, on the
Climate data for Vardø (1981-2010) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 7.3 (45.1) |
6.7 (44.1) |
8.4 (47.1) |
13.3 (55.9) |
21.1 (70.0) |
25.8 (78.4) |
27.0 (80.6) |
25.1 (77.2) |
19.9 (67.8) |
13.8 (56.8) |
10.4 (50.7) |
7.3 (45.1) |
27.0 (80.6) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −1.8 (28.8) |
−2.2 (28.0) |
−0.8 (30.6) |
1.7 (35.1) |
5.1 (41.2) |
8.8 (47.8) |
11.9 (53.4) |
11.7 (53.1) |
9.1 (48.4) |
4.8 (40.6) |
1.0 (33.8) |
−0.7 (30.7) |
4.1 (39.4) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | −4.2 (24.4) |
−4.6 (23.7) |
−2.8 (27.0) |
−0.2 (31.6) |
3.2 (37.8) |
6.8 (44.2) |
9.8 (49.6) |
9.8 (49.6) |
7.3 (45.1) |
3.1 (37.6) |
−1.0 (30.2) |
−3.0 (26.6) |
2.1 (35.8) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −6.6 (20.1) |
−6.9 (19.6) |
−4.8 (23.4) |
−2.1 (28.2) |
1.4 (34.5) |
4.7 (40.5) |
7.7 (45.9) |
7.8 (46.0) |
5.4 (41.7) |
1.3 (34.3) |
−2.9 (26.8) |
−5.4 (22.3) |
0.0 (32.0) |
Record low °C (°F) | −22.5 (−8.5) |
−22.7 (−8.9) |
−20.5 (−4.9) |
−14.1 (6.6) |
−10.3 (13.5) |
−3.9 (25.0) |
−1.6 (29.1) |
−0.4 (31.3) |
−4.8 (23.4) |
−13.2 (8.2) |
−14.8 (5.4) |
−28.9 (−20.1) |
−28.9 (−20.1) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 61.2 (2.41) |
51.4 (2.02) |
42.2 (1.66) |
41.0 (1.61) |
33.8 (1.33) |
42.3 (1.67) |
59.6 (2.35) |
55.5 (2.19) |
46.6 (1.83) |
70.1 (2.76) |
58.3 (2.30) |
61.6 (2.43) |
623.7 (24.56) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm (0.039 in)) | 15.3 | 12.5 | 11.6 | 10.5 | 8.5 | 7.8 | 8.6 | 8.9 | 10.7 | 14.8 | 13.4 | 14.4 | 137.4 |
Source 1: Norwegian Meteorological Institute[8] | |||||||||||||
Source 2: Météo Climat [9] |
Globus Radar
Since 1998, the town has housed a
An upgrade to the radar system is under construction on the island.[11][12] The Russian military considers the radar station a threat to its national security.[12]
See also
References
- ^ a b c Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 2017). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".
- ^ "Vardø" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2013-03-02.
- ^ Store norske leksikon. "Vardø"(in Norwegian). Retrieved 2013-03-02.
- ^ "Vardø" (in Norwegian). Vardø kommune. Retrieved 2013-03-02.
- ^ Jukvam, Dag (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå.
- ^ Rygh, Oluf (1924). Norske gaardnavne: Finmarkens amt (in Norwegian) (18 ed.). Kristiania, Norge: W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri. p. 301.
- ^ "Klima en Vardo" (in German). Retrieved 2008-12-13.
- ^ "eKlima Web Portal". Norwegian Meteorological Institute. Archived from the original on 2004-06-14.
- ^ "Moyenne 1981-2010" (in French). Météo climat. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
- ^ "Antimissile Front In The Northern Norway".
- ^ "Modernisering av radaranlegget i Vardø" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Armed Forces. April 6, 2016. Archived from the original on June 14, 2017.
- ^ a b Higgins, Andrew (June 13, 2017). "On a Tiny Norwegian Island, America Keeps an Eye on Russia". The New York Times. Retrieved June 14, 2017.