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General information - Location

Country	Belgium
Location in country	Northwest
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 2.8475,Lat: 51.1554
Elevation	1 meter above sea level
Local time	19:04:09pm
Name province/regionRégion	Vlaams Gewest
Name Province	West-Vlanderen
Name Arrondissement	Oostende
Name Commune	Middelkerke

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Wilskerke	2.9 km	North
2 Leffinge	3.1 km	NorthEast
3 Sint-Pieters-Kapelle	3.7 km	SouthSouthEast
4 Middelkerke	3.8 km	NorthNorthWest
5 Mannekensvere	3.9 km	SouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	111 km	EastSouthEast
2 Amsterdam	Netherlands	196 km	NorthEast
3 London	England	207 km	WestNorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is very close with only a distance of around 4 km (direction NorthNorthWest).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 18.2 km in Southern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Belgium border with a straight distance of 22.3 km in WestSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 31 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 97%, low location: 3%, The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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

Name
Polders

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Brussels Airport (at a distance of 118 km and direction EastSouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Ostend-Bruges International Airport (at a distance of 5 km in NorthNorthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Nature

0.6 km2

0.8%

Wet nature

1.3 km2

1.6%

Agriculture

69.4 km2

89.3%

Urban area

4.1 km2

5.2%

Infrastructure

0.9 km2

1.1%

Rock-Sand

0.1 km2

0.1%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Slijpe in country Belgium

Slijpe at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Centre of Brugge	Belgium	27 km	East
2 Notre-Dame Cathedral in Tournai	Belgium	72 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Nord-Pas de Calais Mining Basin	France	92 km	SouthSouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Duingebieden inclusief Ijzermonding en Zwin.	BE	4 km	NorthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Middelkerke

Type of weather in Middelkerke	few clouds
Current temperature:	14 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.6 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	North West
Air pressure:	1010 mb
Humidity:	89 %
Daylength at 6 May 2024:	15 hour and 6 minutes
Sunrise :	06:11 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:18 Europe/Amsterdam