Langanes

Langanes (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈlauŋkaˌnɛːs]) is a peninsula in northeast Iceland. The name literally means "long peninsula". It is 45 kilometres (28 mi) long from southwest to northeast, ending in a thin strip of land called Fontur [ˈfɔn̥tʏr̥] (regionally also [ˈfɔntʰʏr̥]) where there is also a suggestive lighthouse called Langanesviti [ˈlauŋkaˌnɛsˌvɪːtɪ]. It is bounded by Þistilfjörður to the northwest and Bakkaflói to the southeast, while the terrain inland reaches elevations of 200–450 metres (600–1200 feet). The highest point is Gunnólfsvíkurfjall [ˈkʏnːoul (f)sˌviːkʏrˌfjatl̥] in the southeast of the peninsula, at 719 m. The peninsula is composed of late Pliocene-early Pleistocene lavas. Kistufjall [ˈcʰɪstʏˌfjatl̥] (444 m) is the distinctive tuya (table mountain) volcano that resulted from subglacial eruptions. Administratively, Langanes forms part of the Langanesbyggð municipality (population 480 in 2008). Virtually all of the population live in the village of Þórshöfn (Thorshofn) on the northwestern coast, which has a small airport. Sauðanes [ˈsœyːðaˌnɛːs], just to the north of Þórshöfn, has an ancient church which has been converted into a museum. The fishing village of Skálar [ˈskauːlar̥], on the southeastern coast near the tip of the peninsula, had a population of over a hundred in the early 20th century, but was abandoned by 1946. Other abandoned settlements inc

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