Editing Smøla Municipality (section)

==Geography==
[[File:Todalsgeita 550.jpg|thumb|left|View of a boat in Smøla]]
The municipality of Smøla is located north of the town of [[Kristiansund (town)|Kristiansund]], off the western coast of Norway. The municipality consists of the main island of [[Smøla (island)|Smøla]] and more than 3,000 smaller ones. The {{convert|216|km2|adj=on}} main island is very flat, the highest peak reaches {{convert|64|m|ft|abbr=on}} above sea level. The highest peak in the municipality is {{convert|69.62|m|ft|abbr=on}} above sea level, being Ramndalshaugen on the island of [[Kuli, Norway|Kuli]].<ref name="elev" /> Almost all of the land area consists of [[marsh]]es and [[cliff]]s; only 5% is cultivated into agricultural land. Other minor islands in the municipality include [[Edøya]], [[Kuli, Norway|Kuli]], [[Brattværet]], and [[Veiholmen]]. The municipality is separated from the rest of Norway by the [[Edøyfjorden]] to the south.

Due to the vast number of small islands surrounding Smøla, there are several lighthouses. The three most notable ones are [[Haugjegla Lighthouse]] (north of Smøla), [[Skalmen Lighthouse]], (northwest of Smøla), and [[Tyrhaug Lighthouse]] (southeast of Smøla in the [[Edøyfjorden]]).

Scientists of the ''Institute of Geodesy and Geoinformationtechnique'' of [[Technische Universität Berlin]] were testing the antique maps of [[Ptolemy]] and recognized a pattern of calculation mistakes that occurred when one tried to convert the old coordinates from Ptolemy into modern cartographical maps. The scientists believe that, when one compensates for these mistakes, the mythological location [[Thule]] corresponds to the island of Smøla.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Kleineberg |first=Andreas |title=Germania und die Insel Thule. Die Entschlüsselung von Ptolemaios´ "Atlas der Oikumene" |last2=Marx |first2=Christian |last3=Knobloch |first3=Eberhard |last4=Lelgemann |first4=Dieter |publisher=Wissenschaftliche Buchgesellschaft |year=2010 |location=Darmstadt}}</ref>

===Climate===
Smøla has a temperate [[oceanic climate]], also known as a marine west coast climate (Cfb), with a cool summer and mild winter. The year amplitude is only {{convert|11.1|C-change|0}} from the coldest to the warmest month. The driest season is from April - July, and the wettest season is autumn and winter. The record high is from July 2018, and the record low is from February 2010.

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|location     = Veiholmen, Smøla 1991-2020 (5 m, precipitation from Moldstad, extremes 2002-2025)
|Jan record high C = 11.2 | Jan record low C = -8.9
|Feb record high C = 11.2 | Feb record low C = -11.4
|Mar record high C = 13.8 | Mar record low C = -5.8
|Apr record high C = 20.1 | Apr record low C = -1.9
|May record high C = 22.5 | May record low C = 0.5
|Jun record high C = 26 | Jun record low C = 4.1
|Jul record high C = 27.9 | Jul record low C = 7.4
|Aug record high C = 24.4 | Aug record low C = 7.3
|Sep record high C = 20.8 | Sep record low C = 3.1
|Oct record high C = 20.7 | Oct record low C = -0.2
|Nov record high C = 16.1 | Nov record low C = -7
|Dec record high C = 11.8 | Dec record low C = -7.3
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|Jan mean C=3.5
|Feb mean C=2.9
|Mar mean C=3.5
|Apr mean C=5.6
|May mean C=7.9
|Jun mean C=10.6
|Jul mean C=13.2
|Aug mean C=14
|Sep mean C=12.3
|Oct mean C=8.6
|Nov mean C=6.2
|Dec mean C=4.1
|year mean C=
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|Jan precipitation mm=123
|Feb precipitation mm=110
|Mar precipitation mm=105
|Apr precipitation mm=70
|May precipitation mm=58
|Jun precipitation mm=67
|Jul precipitation mm=64
|Aug precipitation mm=101
|Sep precipitation mm=141
|Oct precipitation mm=128
|Nov precipitation mm=120
|Dec precipitation mm=149
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|source 1= Norwegian Meteorological Institute<ref>{{Cite web |title=eklima - Norwegian Meteorological Institute |url=http://sharki.oslo.dnmi.no/portal/page?_pageid=73,39035,73_39080&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Weather statistics for Veiholmen |url=https://www.yr.no/en/statistics/table/5-65310/Norway/M%C3%B8re%20og%20Romsdal/Sm%C3%B8la/Veiholmen}}</ref>
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