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logical Office, who graciously offered their co-
operation.
A simple meteorological station was set up
in Heiðmörk in a spot 136 m above sea level,
with a precipitation gauge and thermometers.
Since the first of May 1957 readings have
been made every morning at 9 o’clock from
lst May until 31 st October. Readings are re-
corded and monthly readings sent to the Mete-
orological Office, who includes it in the pub-
lished weather records.
Precipitation during the six months, May—
Oct. measures 95% heavier in Heiðmörk than
in Reykjavik on the average over the period
1957-1974.
The three tables show the temperatures in
Heiðmörk and in Reykjavik, an average for
each of the six months over the period 1957—
1974.
For tree growth the temperature during
June, July and August is important, and the
table in the middle shows, that the mean
value of maximum temperatures during those
three months is only slightly lower in Heið-
mörk than in Reykjavik.
On warm and sunny days however, the
temperature in Heiðmörk may reach higher
marks than in Reykjavik.
XVI. Fishing group — fish cultivation.
In April 1964 all land owmers around Elliða-
vatn Lake grouped together for the purpose
of organizing fishing and fish cultivation in
the lake, and on the request of Reykjavík City
Government, the manager of R.S.S. took part
in the formation of the group. Fishing licences
are sold at Elliðavatn and the farm Vatnsendi.
Thousands of salmon and trout fingerlings
have been poured into Elliðavatn Lake and
adjacent streams with fairly good results.
XVII. Torgeirsstadir.
Norwegian ambassador to Iceland 1945—
1958 was Torgeir Anderssen-Rysst. He was
greatly interested in the reforestation pro-
gram in Iceland, and among other things did
he initiate the interchange of Norwegian and
Icelandic groups of tree planters, which for
the first time took place in 1949, and has since
been repeated every three years.
Mr. Anderssen-Rysst arranged, that Nord-
mannslaget in Reykjavik, the society of Nor-
wegians and Icelandic relatives and friends
of Norway, received from Norway a Norwegian
log house, disassembled, and it was erected in
1951 in the „pioneer“-lot of Nordmannslaget.
The log house, which harmonizes very nicely
with the somewhat harsh surrounding land-
scape, was given the name of Torgeirsstadir.
Members of Nordmannslaget often spend
weekends in their spacious log house, and oc-
casionally the R.S.S. board enjoys Nordmanns-
laget’s hospitality in Torgeirsstadir and holds
there board meetings and even receptions.
XVIII. High tension line through Heiðmörk.
The hydraulic powerplant at Búrfell was
completed in 1968. From there to a high
tension substation near Reykjavik a 220
thousand volt transmission line was built. and
from that substation another 220 kilovolt
transmission line carried power to the Alu-
minium plant at Straumsvík. That line is laid
through Heiðmörk on 15 steel towers. Some
damage to the land and the vegetation could
not be avoided during erection of towers and
hanging wires on towers and transport of
materials, but efforts were made to heal such
damage.
XIX. View spot — orientation disc.
On a predominant spot in Heiðmörk, on so-
called Hjallabrún, a small stone column has
been built, on top of which a so-called orienta-
tion disc is being mounted, the disc being
made of copper, and around the periphery of
the circular disc are inscribed names of moun-
tains and other landmarks visible from the
view spot.
XX. A monument.
Einar G. E. Sæmundsen became manager of
R.S.S. at the beginning of 1948. A man of rare
capability and unselfishness he held that posi-
tion till his death ,in an automobile accident
in February 1969.
Mr. Sæmundsen was also an outstanding
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