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Keflavík

General information - Location

Country	Iceland
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -22.567,Lat: 64.005
Elevation	17 meter above sea level
Local time	6:37:05am
Population	8000 (7th largest city in country)
At island	Iceland
Name province/region	Reykjanesbær

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Njarðvík	2.2 km	South
2 Sandgerði	7.2 km	NorthWest
3 Garður	8.5 km	North
4 Vogar	9.4 km	SouthEast
5 Hafnir	9.9 km	WestSouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Reykjavík	Iceland	36 km	East
2 Tórshavn	Faroe-islands	820 km	SouthEast
3 Glasgow	Scotland	1355 km	SouthSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Keflavík lies at the Atlantic Ocean (direction EastSouthEast).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Northeast Atlantic Ocean coastal catchments and small basins. The nearest bigger lake is Kleifarvatn (8.4 km² at a distance of 28.4 km in SouthEastern direction).

The nearest vulcano (within 50 km) is the Thrihnukagigur (Crater rows) at a distance of 14.4 km (direction SouthSouthWest).
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 4%, low location: 96%, The hills are mainly flatern orientated. The surroundings of the place is lightly urbanised. 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 3 km and direction WestSouthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Reykjavik Airport (at a distance of 34 km in Eastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Nature

23.2 km2

46.9%

Wet nature

0.6 km2

1.2%

Agriculture

0.3 km2

0.5%

Urban area

10.8 km2

21.8%

Infrastructure

13.1 km2

26.5%

Rock-Sand

0.3 km2

0.6%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Keflavík in country Iceland

Keflavík at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Þingvellir National Park	Iceland	79 km	East
2 Surtsey	Iceland	123 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Vatnajökull National Park - Dynamic Nature of Fire and Ice	Iceland	282 km	EastSouthEast

Social media - Maps

	Video's op youtube van Keflavík
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	Flickr
Filming Location	IMDB Keflavík
	TikTok
	Bings maps
	Mapquest
	Wikimapia
	OpenStreetMap

Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Keflavik

Type of weather in Keflavik	clear sky
Current temperature:	3 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	6.17 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 4)
Wind direction:	North
Air pressure:	1019 mb
Humidity:	75 %
Daylength at 26 April 2024:	16 hour and 18 minutes
Sunrise :	07:19 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	23:36 Europe/Amsterdam