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General information - Location

Country	Iceland
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -19.114,Lat: 65.733
Elevation	151 meter above sea level
Local time	21:28:32pm
At island	Iceland
Name province/region	Sveitarfélagið Skagafjörður

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Hofsós	22.6 km	North
2 Sauðárkrókur	24 km	WestNorthWest
3 Varmahlíð	25.6 km	WestSouthWest
4 Dalvík	38.4 km	EastNorthEast
5 Árskógssandur	42.4 km	East

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Reykjavík	Iceland	225 km	WestSouthWest
2 Tórshavn	Faroe-islands	725 km	SouthEast
3 Glasgow	Scotland	1357 km	SouthSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Atlantic Ocean is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 13 km (direction NorthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Iceland sea coastal catchments and small basins. The nearest bigger lake is Miklavatn (6.1 km² at a height of around 1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 20.4 km in Western direction).

The nearest mountain is Hagafjall with a height of 1238 meter (at a distance of 9.8 km and direction SouthSouthEast).
Elevation around place: low location: 30%, hill: 39%, low mountains: 20%, moderate high mountains: 12%, The hills are mainly flatern orientated. The most common land use in the area is nature.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Keflavik International Airport (at a distance of 259 km and direction WestSouthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

0.6 km2

0.8%

Nature

58.9 km2

75%

Wet nature

2.4 km2

Agriculture

5.5 km2

Urban area

0.3 km2

0.4%

Rock-Sand

10.2 km2

12.9%

Ice - Glacier

0.7 km2

0.9%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Hólar in country Iceland

Hólar at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Vatnajökull National Park - Dynamic Nature of Fire and Ice	Iceland	164 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Þingvellir National Park	Iceland	191 km	SouthWest
3 Surtsey	Iceland	284 km	SouthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Sauðarkrokur

Type of weather in Sauðarkrokur	scattered clouds
Current temperature:	4 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.51 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South East
Air pressure:	1029 mb
Humidity:	67 %
Daylength at 23 April 2024:	16 hour and 19 minutes
Sunrise :	07:04 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	23:24 Europe/Amsterdam