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General information - Location

Country	Iceland
Location in country	South
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -18.0387,Lat: 63.7938
Elevation	41 meter above sea level
Local time	17:47:50pm
At island	Iceland
Name province/region	Skaftárhreppur

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Vík	64.2 km	WestSouthWest
2 Hvolsvöllur	107.4 km	WestNorthWest
3 Hella	115.3 km	WestNorthWest
4 Flúðir	116.3 km	NorthWest
5 Vestmannaeyjar	117.5 km	West

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Reykjavík	Iceland	191 km	NorthWest
2 Tórshavn	Faroe-islands	600 km	SouthEast
3 Glasgow	Scotland	1169 km	SouthSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Atlantic Ocean is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 18 km (direction SouthSouthEast).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Northeast Atlantic Ocean coastal catchments and small basins. The nearest bigger lake is Eldvatn (2.3 km² at a distance of 20.2 km in Southern direction).

Elevation around place: low location: 98%, hill: 2%, 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 223 km and direction WestNorthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Nature

35.2 km2

44.8%

Wet nature

24.9 km2

31.7%

Agriculture

9.5 km2

12.1%

Urban area

0.3 km2

0.4%

Rock-Sand

2 km2

2.5%

Water - Lakes

5.8 km2

7.4%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Kirkjubæjarklaustur in country Iceland

Kirkjubæjarklaustur 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	105 km	NorthEast
2 Surtsey	Iceland	139 km	West
3 Þingvellir National Park	Iceland	153 km	NorthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at South

Type of weather in South	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	2 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.65 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	South
Air pressure:	1021 mb
Humidity:	65 %
Daylength at 16 April 2024:	15 hour and 10 minutes
Sunrise :	07:36 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	22:46 Europe/Amsterdam