Banak, Norway

Banak is a small peninsula in Porsanger Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. It juts into the Vestbotn bay of the vast Porsangerfjorden. Located immediately north of the village of Lakselv, the peninsula has Brennelvfjorden to its east and the river Lakselva to the east. Banak is the site of Lakselv Airport, Banak and Banak Air Station.[1]

A temperature of 32 °C (90 °F) was recorded in Banak on 30 July 2018, considered very unusual for a location in the Arctic Circle, as part of the 2018 European heat wave.[2] On 29 June 2022, as part of the June 2022 European heat wave, a temperature of 32.5 °C (90.5 °F) was recorded, reported as the highest temperature ever recorded in the Arctic circle.[3] However, both Verkhoyansk and Fort Yukon, Alaska have recorded higher temperatures of 38.0 °C (100.4 °F) and 37.8 °C (100.0 °F) respectively.[4][5][6][7]

  1. ^ Klevberg, Håvard (1996). Luftmakt i Finnmark: Banak flystasjon i Den kalde krigen 1955–1970. Forsvarsstudier. Vol. 4. Norwegian Institute for Defence Studies. ISSN 0333-3981.
  2. ^ "Animals, crops suffering as Europe's heatwave hits new highs". AP. 2018.
  3. ^ "Europe heatwave breaks multiple June records". BBC. 30 June 2022. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
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  5. ^ "Arctic Temperatures Hit Record High in Russia Amid Heat Wave". The Moscow Times. 2020-06-22. Retrieved 2020-06-22.
  6. ^ "NOAA Weather Radio All Hazards Information - Alaska Weather Interesting Facts and Records" (PDF). National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-09-29. Retrieved 2007-01-03.
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