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TÍMARIT V. F. I. 1922.
vík, has very good conditions, there is no justifica-
tion whatever for making any constructions here.
3 8. Skagaströnd, map XV. The harbour
is only open towards west and south, and it would
be comparatively easy to obtain protection from
these directions by filling-up and by building a
mole which should include the island „Spákonufells-
eyja“, turning in south-eastern direction, and end-
ing with a mole-head at 5 m water. By the filling-
up (to 2 m above low-water level) including the
island an area of 1,5 hectars would be made avail-
able for store-rooms, warehouses etc. Along the
outer side is placed a protecting parapet of stones.
The mole proceeds from the southern point of the
island, and should be 230 m long. The island itself
is regulated by blowing up the rocks, leaving an
edge of about 1 m as a breakwater. Along the
inner side of the island a boat-bridge on piles is
built, 65 m by 5 m, and along the outer end of
the mole is placed a quay, 30 m long by 8 m wide,
of concrete sinking-blocks at 5 m water. Another
boat-bridge of wood with a jetty of brick-work to
the shore might be built at Hólanes in connection
with the small rock outside the point. The cost
of these constructions is estimated as follows:
the filling-up, the mole, the mole-
head, quay and boat-bridge. . . . Kr. 741,500,00
boat-bridge at Hólanes...............— 40,000,00
total Kr. 781,500,00
3 9. Blönduós, map XV. Harbour construc-
tion will be very costly at this place, partly on
account of the large river, „Blanda“, which is
passing through Blönduós, partly on account of the
floating-ice, and also because the coast is open
and unprotected. On the northern side of „Blanda“
(the trading-station is on the south shore) a boat-
bridge has been in existence for many years, being
somewhat sheltered by a piece of land to the north.
This bridge has been very useful, but is now in
need of repairs. A plan for another bridge, south
of the river, has been made out by civil-engineer
Mr. Zoega, and is shown on map XV. The bridge
should be made of stones, 2 m wide by 145 m long,
and with 1,5 m depth of water at the outer end.
The cost is estimated at Kr. 70,000.
4 0. K o 11 a f j ö r ð u r. Mr. Kirk visited this place
in 1919, but he has left no written notes with re-
gard to his examinations. These were not, however,
carried out with a view to making plans for harbour
constructions, but on account of finds of kaoline in
the bottom of the firth, for the utilization of which
it would be necessary to take soundings of the
waters outside and of the approach to the firth.
In this connection Mr. Krabbe takes occasion to
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point out that the waters on the southern and
western side of the Ilúna-Bay are for the most
part uncharted, and that it would be very desirable
to have soundings taken as soon as possible.
4 1. paralátursfjörður. The natural con-
ditions are not favourable, and the waters outside
the firth are uncharted and full of rocks. As more-
over the neighbouring firths, Norðurfjörður, Ófeigs-
fjörður and Reykjarfjörður, form good natural har-
bours there is no occasion at present to consider
the possibility of making harbour constructions at
this place.
V. The North-Western Peninsula.
The firths of the north-western peninsula are
nearly all deep and free from rocks, forming good
natural harbours, and the required landing-stages,
bridges etc. can be built by the local authorities
and merchants. Only two places ai'e thei’efoi’e, on
account of their good position, considered in the
report, viz. the following:
4 2. A ð a 1 v í k, m a p XVI. Aðalvík, which is
lying north of the entrance to the Isafjöi’ður-Deep,
is often used in rough weather as a hai’bour of re-
fuge, either in Látravik on the northern side or at
Sæból on southern side. Of these two anchor-places
Láti’avík has the greater habitation and the
better conditions for harbour constructions. On map
XVI is shown a mole built out from the shoi’e on
the western side of the trading-station, Látrar, to
a length of 400 m, constructed so as to follow on
the outermost 160 m the 6 m depth-line. This mole
will give the necessary protection from westei’n and
south-western winds, and will form a hai’bour that
will be exellent as a refuge and a good base for the
fishing. The mole will be of the usual construction,
the top 4 m wide and 3,5 m above low-water level
with a parapet of 1 m, incline 1: 2—1: 114 on the
outside, with a landing-quay at 6 m depth of watei’.
The cost is estimated at about Kr. 950,000.
4 3. Bolungavík, map XVI. This large
fishing-place is lying on the southern side of the
Ísafjörður-Deep, and is well situated for the fishing,
in support of which a mole has been built. The
mole is now 65 m long and offers good protection
for the landing-places outside the ti’ading-station,
but to form a good hai’bour it will be necessary to
pi-olong the mole 240 m, as shown on map XVI,
which is estimated to cost about 1 million Kr. This
outlay will, however, be justified, as the hai’bour
will be excellent and undoubtedly cause a consider-
able inci’ease in the already important fishing.
VI. Snæfellsnes.
4 4. 0 1 a f s v í k, m a p XVII. In connection
with a tongue of land on the western side of the
ti’ading-station an area of about 13000 square m