Editing Måsøy Municipality (section)

==Geography==
[[File:Ingoy 01.jpg|thumb|right|View of [[Ingøya]]]]
The municipality is located on the northern coast of western [[Finnmark]], comprising parts of the mainland (located on the [[Porsanger Peninsula]]) and many islands of various sizes. The main islands include [[Måsøya]], [[Hjelmsøya]], [[Havøya]], [[Ingøya]], and [[Rolvsøya]]. Most people live in the village of Havøysund, but there are also small hamlets spread around the islands and in the [[fjord]] areas, notably [[Snefjord]], [[Slåtten]], [[Ingøy]], [[Gunnarnes]], and [[Måsøy (village)|Måsøy]]. The large lake [[Havvatnet]] lies in the southern part of the municipality. The highest point in the municipality is the {{convert|633.7|m|adj=on}} tall mountain Gárdevárri.<ref name="elev" />

===Birdlife===
Lying in the northwest part of the county, Måsøy has a selection of [[habitat]]s and a varied birdlife. Once again, some of the county's largest [[seabird]] colonies can be found in the municipality with the island of [[Hjelmsøya]] being one of the more interesting. [[White-tailed eagle]]s can be seen as well as both [[Arctic skua]]s and [[great skua]]s.

===Climate===
Måsøy has a [[subpolar oceanic climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification]]: '''Cfc'''), due to the relatively mild winter, but also due to the precipitation pattern with drier summer and wetter winter, which is opposite of the subarctic climate. Fruholmen was earlier a [[tundra climate]], and is close to tundra with 1991-2020 normals. As the weather station is located at an exposed lighthouse, the inhabited areas of the municipality such as Havøysund will be slightly warmer in summer and slightly colder in winter than Fruholmen. 
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|Jan high C = 0.9
|Feb high C = 0.5
|Mar high C = 1.2
|Apr high C = 3
|May high C = 6.2
|Jun high C = 8.9
|Jul high C = 12.2
|Aug high C = 12.1
|Sep high C = 10
|Oct high C = 6
|Nov high C = 3.7
|Dec high C = 2.2
<!-- Mean daily temperature -->
|Jan mean C=-1.1
|Feb mean C=-1.6
|Mar mean C=-0.7
|Apr mean C=1.3
|May mean C=4.3
|Jun mean C=6.9
|Jul mean C=9.8
|Aug mean C=10.1
|Sep mean C=8.2
|Oct mean C=4.4
|Nov mean C=1.8
|Dec mean C=0.3
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|Jan low C = -3.1
|Feb low C = -3.5
|Mar low C = -2.5
|Apr low C = -0.3
|May low C = 2.6
|Jun low C = 5.4
|Jul low C = 8.2
|Aug low C = 8.5
|Sep low C = 6.7
|Oct low C = 2.8
|Nov low C = 0.1
|Dec low C = -1.6
|Jan record high C = 8.4
|Feb record high C = 9.6
|Mar record high C = 12
|Apr record high C = 13.4
|May record high C = 20.8
|Jun record high C = 24.8
|Jul record high C = 28.6
|Aug record high C = 25.5
|Sep record high C = 22.2
|Oct record high C = 17.3
|Nov record high C = 11.2
|Dec record high C = 12.1
|year record high C = 28.6
|Jan record low C = -20.7
|Feb record low C = -16.7
|Mar record low C = -14.0
|Apr record low C = -12.9
|May record low C = -12.0
|Jun record low C = -1.0
|Jul record low C = 0.8
|Aug record low C = 1.0
|Sep record low C = -1.1
|Oct record low C = -4.5
|Nov record low C = -9.5
|Dec record low C = -12.3
|year record low C= -20.7
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|Apr precipitation mm=61
|May precipitation mm=48
|Jun precipitation mm=40
|Jul precipitation mm=50
|Aug precipitation mm=55
|Sep precipitation mm=72
|Oct precipitation mm=93
|Nov precipitation mm=81
|Dec precipitation mm=98
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|source 2 = infoclimat.fr<ref>{{Cite web |title=Normales et records pour la période 1991 -2020 à Fruholmen Fyr |url=https://www.infoclimat.fr/climatologie/normales-records/1991-2020/fruholmen-fyr/valeurs/01055.html |access-date=March 15, 2022 |publisher=infoclimat.fr}}</ref>
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|location = [[Ingøya]] 1961-1990
<!-- mean daily temperatures -->
|Jan mean C=-2.4
|Feb mean C=-2.4
|Mar mean C=-1.5
|Apr mean C=0.4
|May mean C=3.6
|Jun mean C=6.7
|Jul mean C=9.7
|Aug mean C=9.7
|Sep mean C=7.2
|Oct mean C=3.6
|Nov mean C=0.6
|Dec mean C=-1.4
|year mean C=2.8
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|Jan high C=-0.4
|Feb high C=-0.4
|Mar high C=0.2
|Apr high C=1.9
|May high C=5.3
|Jun high C=8.9
|Jul high C=12.0
|Aug high C=11.7
|Sep high C=8.8
|Oct high C=5.2
|Nov high C=2.3
|Dec high C=0.5
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|Jan low C=-4.4
|Feb low C=-4.4
|Mar low C=-3.2
|Apr low C=-1.3
|May low C=1.9
|Jun low C=5.0
|Jul low C=7.9
|Aug low C=8.1
|Sep low C=5.7
|Oct low C=2.1
|Nov low C=-1.1
|Dec low C=-3.3
|year low C=1.1
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|Jan precipitation mm=88
|Feb precipitation mm=74
|Mar precipitation mm=70
|Apr precipitation mm=61
|May precipitation mm=44
|Jun precipitation mm=46
|Jul precipitation mm=49
|Aug precipitation mm=52
|Sep precipitation mm=64
|Oct precipitation mm=89
|Nov precipitation mm=91
|Dec precipitation mm=102
|year precipitation mm=830
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|Jan precipitation days=17.9
|Feb precipitation days=15.6
|Mar precipitation days=15.8
|Apr precipitation days=14.5
|May precipitation days=11.3
|Jun precipitation days=10.5
|Jul precipitation days=10.0
|Aug precipitation days=11.0
|Sep precipitation days=14.6
|Oct precipitation days=19.2
|Nov precipitation days=18.0
|Dec precipitation days=19.4
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