Klaksvík

General information - Location

Country	Faroe Islands
Location in country	East
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -6.5814,Lat: 62.2248
Elevation	116 meter above sea level
Local time	16:04:24pm
Population	5000 (2nd largest city in country)
At island	Borðoy
Name province/region	Norðoyar
Name Subregion	Klaksvík

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Norðoyri	2.3 km	SouthEast
2 Ánirnar	3.4 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Árnafjørður	4.2 km	NorthEast
4 Syðradalur	5 km	NorthWest
5 Haraldsund	5.6 km	North

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Tórshavn	Faroe-islands	24 km	SouthWest
2 Glasgow	Scotland	728 km	South
3 Reykjavík	Iceland	791 km	NorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Klaksvík lies at the Atlantic Ocean (direction NorthNorthWest). The nearest bigger lake is Eiðisvatn (0.9 km² at a distance of 24.8 km in WestNorthWestern direction).The place is located at an island named Borðoy. The distance to the mainland is 403.1 km.

Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 3%, low location: 57%, hill: 40%, The hills are mainly flatern orientated. The surroundings of the place is lightly urbanised.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Bergen Airport, Flesland (at a distance of 667 km and direction EastSouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Vágar Airport (at a distance of 41 km in WestSouthWestern direction).

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Klaksvík in country Faroe-islands

Klaksvík at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Heart of Neolithic Orkney	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	403 km	SouthSouthEast
2 St Kilda	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	506 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Vatnajökull National Park - Dynamic Nature of Fire and Ice	Iceland	571 km	NorthWest

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB Klaksvík
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	Wikimapia
	OpenStreetMap

Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Klaksvík

Type of weather in Klaksvík	light rain
Current temperature:	5 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	9.07 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 5)
Wind direction:	North North West
Air pressure:	1009 mb
Humidity:	97 %
Daylength at 26 April 2024:	15 hour and 57 minutes
Sunrise :	06:25 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	22:22 Europe/Amsterdam