Húsavík is a small town in the north of Iceland at the shore of Skjálfandi bay. The income of the inhabitants comes from tourism and fishing as well as shops and small industry. Húsavík has become a center of whale watching in the north, because whales of different species are often entering the bay. It is home to the Icelandic Phallological Museum, which contains specimens of from every mammal that lives in Iceland. Viking Garðar Svavarsson was the first confirmed human to spend a winter on the island. He gave the island the name Garðarshólmi. A monument near the schoolhouse remembers him. The church of the town dates from the early 20th century. The region of Mývatn with its interesting geology and diverse animal life is nearby. Húsavík used to export the silica that was extracted from the lake.