What is the name of the large peninsula and region in northern Iceland?
Q: What is the name of the large peninsula and region in northern Iceland?
A: The Westfjords or West Fjords (Icelandic: Vestfirðir).
Q: Where is the Westfjords located?
A: It is next to the Denmark Strait and faces the east coast of Greenland.
Q: What makes travelling by land difficult in this area?
A: The Westfjords have a lot of mountains and fjords around the coast, making it complex to navigate by road.
Q: What is the largest settlement in this region?
A: The largest settlement is Ísafjörður, with a population of 4,000 people.
Q: Why are temperatures generally colder here than other parts of Iceland?
A: Because of the East Greenland Current, the Westfjords are generally the coldest area in Iceland.
Q: What event occurred in 1615 that caused a law to be passed?
A: In 1615, 32 shipwrecked Basque whalers were killed by locals which caused the government to pass a law allowing for murder of any Basque person seen in the Westfjords.
Q: When was this law ended?
A: This law was ended in May 2015.
