Danmarkshavn
Danmarkshavn (Denmark's Harbor) is a small weather station located in Dove Bay, on the southern shore of the Germania Land Peninsula, in Northeast Greenland National Park, Greenland.
Description
The permanent population of the base is eight. Danmarkshavn is also known as the northernmost location on the coast of the Greenland Sea that non-icebreaking vessels can pass through. Therefore, it is resupplied by cargo ship in August every other year; thus the population increases somewhat for a brief time every other August. The ice situation varies, and some years it is not possible to reach the station, other years it's ice free further north. It is operated by TELE-POST Greenland, a telecommunications company.[1] Danmarkshavn has a short airstrip (ICAO: BGDH).
The station is jointly funded by countries that have ratified the Agreement on the Joint Financing of Certain Air Navigation Services In Greenland.[2]
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Climate
| Climate data for Danmarkshavn, 1961–1990 | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −18.8 (−1.8) |
−20.0 (−4.0) |
−19.4 (−2.9) |
−13.1 (8.4) |
−3.6 (25.5) |
3.2 (37.8) |
6.6 (43.9) |
5.0 (41.0) |
−2.0 (28.4) |
−10.7 (12.7) |
−16.3 (2.7) |
−17.9 (−0.2) |
−8.9 (16.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −23.1 (−9.6) |
−24.3 (−11.7) |
−23.4 (−10.1) |
−17.2 (1.0) |
−6.5 (20.3) |
0.8 (33.4) |
3.7 (38.7) |
2.3 (36.1) |
−4.3 (24.3) |
−13.7 (7.3) |
−19.9 (−3.8) |
−21.9 (−7.4) |
−12.3 (9.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −27.6 (−17.7) |
−28.7 (−19.7) |
−28.0 (−18.4) |
−22.5 (−8.5) |
−10.4 (13.3) |
−1.9 (28.6) |
0.8 (33.4) |
−0.5 (31.1) |
−7.1 (19.2) |
−17.0 (1.4) |
−23.8 (−10.8) |
−26.1 (−15.0) |
−16.1 (3.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 11 (0.4) |
12 (0.5) |
16 (0.6) |
9 (0.4) |
5 (0.2) |
6 (0.2) |
15 (0.6) |
15 (0.6) |
11 (0.4) |
12 (0.5) |
12 (0.5) |
15 (0.6) |
139 (5.5) |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 0 | 11 | 131 | 274 | 368 | 341 | 376 | 272 | 168 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 2,008 |
| Source: [3] | |||||||||||||
References
- ^ Danmarkshavn
- ^ Danish Polar Center (Dansk Polarcenter)
- ^ "dmi.dk".
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External links
76°46′N 18°40′W / 76.767°N 18.667°W
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