{{Short description|Village in Meløy Municipality, Norway}} {{Infobox settlement |official_name = Glomfjord |other_name = |native_name = |nickname = |settlement_type = Village |image_skyline = Glomfjord July 2011.jpg |image_caption = View of the village | mapframe = yes | mapframe-zoom = 11 | mapframe-marker = village |pushpin_map = Nordland#Norway |pushpin_label = Glomfjord |pushpin_label_position = left |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = Norway |subdivision_type1 = Region |subdivision_name1 = Northern Norway |subdivision_type2 = County |subdivision_name2 = Nordland |subdivision_type3 = District |subdivision_name3 = Salten |subdivision_type4 = Municipality |subdivision_name4 = Meløy Municipality |timezone1 = CET |utc_offset1 = +01:00 |timezone1_DST = CEST |utc_offset1_DST = +02:00 |area_footnotes = <ref name="ssb" /> |area_total_km2 = 1.19 |population_as_of = 2023 |population_footnotes = <ref name="ssb" /> |population_total = 1089 |population_density_km2 = 915 |postal_code_type = Post Code |postal_code = 8160 Glomfjord |coordinates = {{coord|66.8166|13.9440|region:NO_type:city|display=inline,title}} |elevation_m = 111 |elevation_footnotes = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Glomfjord, Meløy (Nordland) |url=https://www.yr.no/place/Norway/Nordland/Mel%C3%B8y/Glomfjord/ |access-date=2019-02-02 |publisher=yr.no |archive-date=2019-02-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190203085408/https://www.yr.no/place/Norway/Nordland/Mel%C3%B8y/Glomfjord/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>}}
'''Glomfjord'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Informasjon om stadnamn |url=https://stadnamn.kartverket.no/fakta/866308 |access-date=2024-09-29 |website=Norgeskart |publisher=Kartverket |language=no}}</ref> is a village in Meløy Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The industrial community is located along Norwegian County Road 17 at the head of the Glomfjorden, just north of the Arctic Circle. The {{convert|1.19|km2|acre|adj=on}} village has a population (2023) of 1,089 and a population density of {{convert|915|PD/km2}}.<ref name="ssb">{{Cite web |last=Statistisk sentralbyrå |author-link=Statistics Norway |date=2023-12-23 |title=Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/befolkning/folketall/statistikk/tettsteders-befolkning-og-areal}}</ref>
In 2020 Fykantrappa - a popular<ref>{{Cite web |date=15 January 2021 |title=Nå er den populære trappen stengt for godt |url=https://www.aftenposten.no/norge/i/7KVX6K/statkraft-stenger-populaer-friluftstrapp-i-nordland}}</ref> outdoor stairway, was permanently closed after being in operation since 1919.
==Heavy industry== The village is based around the Glomfjord hydroelectric power plant, which was the target of the 1942 commando raid entitled Operation Musketoon. Norsk Hydro began construction for fertilizer production here in 1912, with power production starting in 1920. The facilities were bought by the state in 1918, but leased to Hydro in 1947 (now the fertilizer division is known as Yara International). Today a conglomerate of industries are found in Glomfjord Industry Park. The Forså and Sundsfjord hydroelectric power stations were also built to supply power to industry in Glomfjord in 1963.<ref>[https://snl.no/Fors%C3%A5_kraftverk ''Store norske leksikon'': Forså kraftverk.]</ref><ref>[https://snl.no/Sundsfjord_kraftverk ''Store norske leksikon'': Sundsfjord kraftverk.]</ref>
==Climate== Although located north of the Arctic Circle and not far from Norway's second largest glacier Svartisen, the climate is well suited for living due to the Gulf Stream, albeit rather wet. The temperature is seldom below {{convert|-10|C}} during winter time. During summer time the sun does not set. The midnight sun also makes the plants grow faster.
{{Weather box |location = Glomfjord, Nordland 1991-2020 (39 m) |metric first = yes |single line = yes |width=auto |Jan high C = 2.7 |Feb high C = 2 |Mar high C = 3.3 |Apr high C = 6.8 |May high C = 10.8 |Jun high C = 14.5 |Jul high C = 17.3 |Aug high C = 16.5 |Sep high C = 12.9 |Oct high C = 8 |Nov high C = 5.1 |Dec high C = 3.7 |year high C = |Jan mean C = 0 |Feb mean C = -0.5 |Mar mean C = 0.5 |Apr mean C = 3.6 |May mean C = 7.6 |Jun mean C = 11 |Jul mean C = 13.8 |Aug mean C = 13.2 |Sep mean C = 9.9 |Oct mean C = 5.6 |Nov mean C = 2.8 |Dec mean C = 1 |year mean C = |Jan low C = -2.1 |Feb low C = -3 |Mar low C = -2.1 |Apr low C = 0.9 |May low C = 4.5 |Jun low C = 8 |Jul low C = 10.9 |Aug low C = 10.5 |Sep low C = 7.4 |Oct low C = 3.4 |Nov low C = 0.7 |Dec low C = -0.9 |year low C = |precipitation colour = green |Jan precipitation mm = 214 |Feb precipitation mm = 166 |Mar precipitation mm = 201 |Apr precipitation mm = 126 |May precipitation mm = 118 |Jun precipitation mm = 121 |Jul precipitation mm = 120 |Aug precipitation mm = 149 |Sep precipitation mm = 244 |Oct precipitation mm = 251 |Nov precipitation mm = 195 |Dec precipitation mm = 239 | source 1 = yr.no/met.no<ref>{{Cite web |title=yr, no/statistics Glomfjord |url=https://www.yr.no/en/statistics/table/5-80700/Norway/Nordland/Mel%C3%B8y/Glomfjord |access-date=21 October 2022 |publisher=NRK/Norwegian Meteorological Institute}}</ref> | source 2 = NOAA (average highs/lows)<ref>{{Cite web |title= Index of /Archive/Arc0216/0253808/1.1/Data/0-data/Region-6-WMO-Normals-9120/Norway/CSV|url=https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/1.1/data/0-data/Region-6-WMO-Normals-9120/Norway/CSV/?C=D;O=A}}</ref> }}
Older climate normal {{Weather box |location = Glomfjord, Nordland 1961-1990 (39 m) |metric first = yes |single line = yes |width=auto |Jan high C = 1.3 |Feb high C = 1.5 |Mar high C = 3.1 |Apr high C = 5.8 |May high C = 10.9 |Jun high C = 14.3 |Jul high C = 16.1 |Aug high C = 15.6 |Sep high C = 11.9 |Oct high C = 8.2 |Nov high C = 4.1 |Dec high C = 2.1 |year high C = 7.9
|Jan mean C = -1.3 |Feb mean C = -1.1 |Mar mean C = 0.3 |Apr mean C = 2.9 |May mean C = 7.5 |Jun mean C = 10.7 |Jul mean C = 12.5 |Aug mean C = 12.2 |Sep mean C = 8.9 |Oct mean C = 5.8 |Nov mean C = 1.7 |Dec mean C = -0.4 |year mean C = 5.0
|Jan low C = -3.9 |Feb low C = -3.6 |Mar low C = -2.4 |Apr low C = 0.2 |May low C = 4.5 |Jun low C = 7.7 |Jul low C = 9.9 |Aug low C = 9.6 |Sep low C = 6.4 |Oct low C = 3.5 |Nov low C = -0.6 |Dec low C = -2.8 |year low C = 2.4
|precipitation colour = green |Jan precipitation mm = 194 |Feb precipitation mm = 163 |Mar precipitation mm = 148 |Apr precipitation mm = 117 |May precipitation mm = 90 |Jun precipitation mm = 99 |Jul precipitation mm = 143 |Aug precipitation mm = 153 |Sep precipitation mm = 237 |Oct precipitation mm = 283 |Nov precipitation mm = 212 |Dec precipitation mm = 230
|unit precipitation days = 1 mm |Jan precipitation days = 15.8 |Feb precipitation days = 15.0 |Mar precipitation days = 13.7 |Apr precipitation days = 13.4 |May precipitation days = 11.9 |Jun precipitation days = 14.7 |Jul precipitation days = 16.6 |Aug precipitation days = 16.0 |Sep precipitation days = 18.7 |Oct precipitation days = 18.7 |Nov precipitation days = 16.4 |Dec precipitation days = 17.3 | source = eKlima<ref>{{Cite web |title=eKlima |url=http://sharki.oslo.dnmi.no/pls/portal/BATCH_ORDER.PORTLET_UTIL.Download_BLob?p_BatchId=900065&p_IntervalId=1731968 |access-date=23 December 2017 |publisher=Norwegian Meteorological Institute }}{{Dead link|date=January 2026 |bot=InternetArchiveBot }}</ref> }}
==Tourism== Glomfjord two hotel's, a bistro, a WaterLand (with one slide and two pools), a movie theater, and some beautiful mountains for skiing and snowboarding in the winter. There are also tours for fishing, climbing, and other relaxing activities in the mountains during summer. Svartisen and the lake Storglomvatnet are tourist destinations that are near Glomfjord as well.
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Category:Meløy Municipality Category:Villages in Nordland Category:Populated places of Arctic Norway