Strandir

thumb|Djúpavík, Strandir '''Strandir''' ({{IPA|is|ˈstrantɪr̥}}) is the eastern coastal region of Iceland's Westfjords (Strandasýsla). It encompasses 3,500 square kilometers{{r|Guðmundsdóttir}} and is considered remote and difficult to access.{{r|Guðmundsdóttir2}} It has a population of around 800 people, with the largest community being Hólmavík.{{r|Guðmundsdóttir}} Historically, it has relied on fishing and sheep farming to support its economies. The herring stocks of the region, once some of the best in the country, collapsed in the 1950s.{{r|Lund}} More recently, though late relative to the broader region, it has sought tourism industries.{{r|Guðmundsdóttir}}

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<ref name=Guðmundsdóttir2> {{cite news | last = Guðmundsdóttir | first = Ragna | title = Stories From The Earth And Sea: Helga Mogensen’s Driftwood Jewellery | newspaper = The Reykjavík Grapevine | date =8 March 2016 | url = https://grapevine.is/icelandic-culture/art/2016/03/08/stories-from-the-earth-and-the-sea/ | access-date = 9 May 2020 }}</ref> <ref name=Lund>{{cite journal | last =Lund | first =Katrín Anna | last2 =Jóhannesson | first2 =Gunnar Thór | title =Earthly substances and narrative encounters: poetics of making a tourism destination | journal =Cultural Geographies | volume =23 | issue =4 | pages =653-669 | publisher =Sage Publications, Ltd. | date =2016 | jstor =26168768 | doi = 10.1177/1474474016638041 }}</ref> <ref name=Guðmundsdóttir> {{cite news | last = Guðmundsdóttir | first = Ragna | title = Swimming On The Edge of Nowhere: Pools In Strandir | newspaper = The Reykjavík Grapevine | date =2 July 2015 | url = https://grapevine.is/travel/travel-featured/2015/07/02/swimming-on-the-edge-of-nowhere-swimming-pools-in-strandir-2/ | access-date = 7 May 2020 }}</ref>

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Category:Populated places in Westfjords