Andenes

File:Fishing Boats, Andenes.jpg

Andenes was already an important fishing village during the Iron Age.{{Cite web |title=HVOR GAMMEL ER ANDENES EGENTLIG? |url=https://www.museumnord.no/historier/hvor-gammel-er-andenes-egentlig/ |access-date=2023-11-10 |website=Museum Nord |language=nb-NO}} By the early 1900s, it had become one of the largest fishing ports in Norway.

On 1 January 1924, the northern part of Dverberg Municipality was separated to become the new Andenes Municipality, including the village of Andenes, which became its administrative centre. Initially, Andenes Municipality had 2,213 residents. On 1 January 1964, Andenes Municipality was merged with Dverberg Municipality and Bjørnskinn Municipality to create the new Andøy Municipality.{{Cite web |last=Jukvam |first=Dag |year=1999 |title=Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen |url=http://www.ssb.no/emner/00/90/rapp_9913/rapp_9913.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |isbn= 9788253746845 }}

In the early 1980s, the population of the village of Andenes was 3,770, which made it the largest village in Vesterålen. The downsizing of Andøya Air Station and general population centralization in Norway has led to a dramatic decline in inhabitants over the last 20 years.

Tourism has become an important source of income for Andenes in recent years. The town's location on the coast by a narrow section of continental shelf has led to the town becoming a major centre for whale watching.[https://www.whalesafari.no/?lang=en Hvalsafari AS]. Retrieved 28 July 2020.

The lighthouse of Andenes is a famous landmark, finished in 1859. It is open for visitors the whole year.{{Cite web |title=Andenes Fyr |url=https://www.museumnord.no/historier/andenes-fyr/ |access-date=2023-11-10 |website=Museum Nord |language=nb-NO}}

The Old Norse form of the name was Andarnes (from originally Amdarnes). The first element is the genitive case of Ömd (the old name of the island Andøya) and the last element is nes which means "headland".{{cite book|title=Norske gaardnavne: Nordlands amt|edition=16|author-link=Oluf Rygh|last=Rygh|first=Oluf|publisher=W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri|year=1905|location=Kristiania, Norge|page=402|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=K21BAAAAIAAJ|language=Norwegian}}

During the danish rule, the name Andenæs, was used. But changed to Andenes in the early 1900.{{Cite web |title=HVOR GAMMEL ER ANDENES EGENTLIG? |url=https://www.museumnord.no/historier/hvor-gammel-er-andenes-egentlig/ |access-date=2023-11-10 |website=Museum Nord |language=nb-NO}}

The construction of Andøya Air Station was commissioned in 1952 and funded in large part by NATO. It was to be situated between Haugnes and Andenes. A DC-3 Dakota of the Royal Norwegian Air Force (RNoAF) undertook the first landing on 17 September 1954. The air station however was not fully operative until 15 September 1957.

In 1961, the 333 Squadron was moved from Sola Air Station to Andøya with their Grumman HU-16 Albatross. In 1969, these were replaced by the Lockheed P-3 Orion. In 1989, the Lockheed P-3C Orion replaced the aging P-3Bs. However, two of the newest P-3Bs were converted to P-3Ns and fly missions for the Norwegian Coast Guard. Besides fisheries, Andøya Air Station has been the largest workplace in Andøy since the 1970s.

In the autumn of 2011, an Orion aircraft from Andenes patrolled the Indian Ocean from a forward base in the Seychelles, supported by 44 personnel and contributing 29 patrols of 8–10 hours to NATO's anti-piracy operation.{{cite web|url=http://www.aftenposten.no/nyheter/iriks/Har-avslrt-fem-piratgrupper-utenfor-Somalia-6723950.html|title=Har avslørt fem piratgrupper utenfor Somalia|language=Norwegian|publisher=Aftenposten}} The flights led directly to the arrest of five pirate groups.

The village lies {{convert|300|km}} north of the Arctic Circle and the midnight sun is visible from May 19 to July 25. The sun is below the horizon from November 25 to January 28.

Andenes is surrounded by the sea on all sides, which moderates both winter and summer temperatures. It has a climate on the boundary between the subarctic and the subpolar oceanic climates, being mild for its latitude. Summers are very cool, whereas even during the polar night period, daytime highs typically rise above freezing.

{{Weather box

|location = Andenes 1991-2020 (10 m, extremes 1958-2024)

|single line = Yes

|metric first = Yes

|Jan record high C = 9.0

|Feb record high C = 8.1

|Mar record high C = 9.6

|Apr record high C = 15.1

|May record high C = 22.5

|Jun record high C = 27.2

|Jul record high C = 27.6

|Aug record high C = 25.7

|Sep record high C = 21.0

|Oct record high C = 16.6

|Nov record high C = 14

|Dec record high C = 10.5

|year record high C = 27.6

|Jan high C = 1.2

|Feb high C = 0.7

|Mar high C = 1.5

|Apr high C = 4.2

|May high C = 8.3

|Jun high C = 11.1

|Jul high C = 14

|Aug high C = 13.9

|Sep high C = 11.1

|Oct high C = 6.7

|Nov high C = 3.8

|Dec high C = 2.1

|year high C =

|Jan mean C = -0.9

|Feb mean C = -1.4

|Mar mean C = -0.6

|Apr mean C = 2

|May mean C = 5.9

|Jun mean C = 8.9

|Jul mean C = 11.6

|Aug mean C = 11.6

|Sep mean C = 8.8

|Oct mean C = 4.7

|Nov mean C = 1.7

|Dec mean C = 0.2

|year mean C =

|Jan low C = -3.4

|Feb low C = -4

|Mar low C = -3.3

|Apr low C = -0.9

|May low C = 3.1

|Jun low C = 6.7

|Jul low C = 9.3

|Aug low C = 9.1

|Sep low C = 6.2

|Oct low C = 2.4

|Nov low C = -0.3

|Dec low C = -2.3

|year low C =

|Jan record low C = -19.9

|Feb record low C = -18.4

|Mar record low C = -19.8

|Apr record low C = -13.6

|May record low C = -10.5

|Jun record low C = -1.1

|Jul record low C = 0.6

|Aug record low C = 0.5

|Sep record low C = -4.2

|Oct record low C = -11.0

|Nov record low C = -14.1

|Dec record low C = -17.4

|year record low C = -19.9

|precipitation colour = green

|Jan precipitation mm = 118.2

|Feb precipitation mm = 102.7

|Mar precipitation mm = 88.4

|Apr precipitation mm = 74.7

|May precipitation mm = 59.2

|Jun precipitation mm = 52.5

|Jul precipitation mm = 66.4

|Aug precipitation mm = 75.6

|Sep precipitation mm = 110.9

|Oct precipitation mm = 146.0

|Nov precipitation mm = 107.8

|Dec precipitation mm = 119.1

|year precipitation mm = 1122.1

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Andenes Church is located in the central part of the village. The local newspaper is named Andøyposten. Andenes hosts the annual "Rock mot Rus" (Rock against drugs) festival, where young people perform their own rock music as well as better known headliners such as Dead by April, Dimmu Borgir, Kvelertak, Turdus Musicus and Torch.

• Tom Stenvoll, a footballer for Stabæk
• David Pedersen, a singer known from the TV-show Idol
• Nanna With, a journalist

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• [https://www.museumnord.no/vare-museer/andoymuseet/ Museum of Andenes]

• [http://www.andoy.net/ Official site]
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20070310215442/http://www.andoy.net/index.php?side=%2Fvis.php%3Ffil%3Dwebkamera%2Fwebkamera.htm%2F Web-cam of Andenes harbour]

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Category:Andøy

Category:Villages in Nordland

Category:Populated places of Arctic Norway