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General information - Location

Country	Belgium
Location in country	Northwest
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 2.9172,Lat: 51.2263
Elevation	2 meter above sea level
Local time	12:41:25pm
Name province/regionRégion	Vlaams Gewest
Name Province	West-Vlanderen
Name Arrondissement	Oostende
Name Commune	Oostende

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Stene	2.6 km	South
2 Nukkerwijk	3.3 km	East
3 Bredene-aan-Zee	3.9 km	EastNorthEast
4 Bredene	4.2 km	East
5 Raversijde	4.5 km	WestSouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	109 km	EastSouthEast
2 Amsterdam	Netherlands	187 km	NorthEast
3 London	England	211 km	West

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Oostende lies at the North Sea (direction NorthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Scheldt (Brussels Area). The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Blankaard (0.6 km² at a distance of 26.8 km in SouthSouthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Belgium border with a straight distance of 30.1 km in WestSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 42 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 97%, low location: 3%, The surroundings of the place is moderately urbanised. The most common land use in the area is urban.

Name area (subregions, nature area, hills, mountains, landscape)

Name
Polders

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Brussels Airport (at a distance of 116 km and direction EastSouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Ostend-Bruges International Airport (at a distance of 4.9 km in WestSouthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Wet nature

2.8 km2

5.7%

Agriculture

16.7 km2

34.7%

Urban area

19.7 km2

40.9%

Infrastructure

5 km2

10.5%

Rock-Sand

0.3 km2

0.7%

Water - Lakes

0.8 km2

1.7%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Oostende in country Belgium

Oostende at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Centre of Brugge	Belgium	22 km	East
2 Notre-Dame Cathedral in Tournai	Belgium	77 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Nord-Pas de Calais Mining Basin	France	96 km	SouthSouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
SBZ 2 / ZPS 2	BE	1.1 km	NorthWest

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB Oostende
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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Ostend

Type of weather in Ostend	scattered clouds
Current temperature:	17 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.6 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	East South East
Air pressure:	1007 mb
Humidity:	69 %
Daylength at 6 May 2024:	15 hour and 7 minutes
Sunrise :	06:11 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:18 Europe/Amsterdam