{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Place","additionalType":"https://schema.org/Port","name":"Thorshofn","identifier":"IS THO","unlocode":"IS THO","city":null,"country":"Iceland","waterBody":"Greenland Sea; Arctic Ocean","harborSize":null,"harborType":"Coastal (Breakwater)","channelDepthMeters":0,"confidenceLevel":null,"coordinates":{"latitude":66.2,"longitude":-15.333333333},"description":"German merchants first traded at what is now Þórshöfn (IS THO) as early as the 15th century, long before the harbour on Iceland's remote Langanes peninsula was rebuilt into a modern fishing port in the mid-20th century. Today the settlement of roughly 380 people ranks among Iceland's top ten harbours by fish landings, with more than 12 million kilograms brought ashore annually. Fishing and fish processing dominate the local economy, including a targeted fishery for ocean quahog (Arctica islandic","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/seaports/thorshofn-port-is-tho","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/seaports/en/thorshofn-port-is-tho","source":null,"provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Freight Academy","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Thorshofn · (UN/LOCODE: IS THO) · Iceland"}