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General information - Location

Country	Iceland
Location in country	Northeast
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -16.4408,Lat: 66.3015
Elevation	6 meter above sea level
Local time	8:12:59am
At island	Iceland
Name province/region	Norðurþing

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Raufarhöfn	28.1 km	EastNorthEast
2 Húsavík	50.2 km	WestSouthWest
3 Þórshöfn	50.5 km	SouthEast
4 Grímsey	73.9 km	NorthWest
5 Reykjahlíð	77.7 km	SouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Reykjavík	Iceland	356 km	WestSouthWest
2 Tórshavn	Faroe-islands	662 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Glasgow	Scotland	1332 km	SouthSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Kópasker lies at the Atlantic Ocean (direction SouthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Iceland sea coastal catchments and small basins. The nearest bigger lake is Skógakíll (1.3 km² at a distance of 15.3 km in SouthWestern direction).

The nearest vulcano (within 50 km) is the Tjornes Fracture Zone (Submarine volcano ) at a distance of 29.4 km (direction WestNorthWest).
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 11%, low location: 89%, 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 392 km and direction WestSouthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Húsavík Airport (at a distance of 60 km in WestSouthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Nature

31.4 km2

71.9%

Agriculture

2.5 km2

5.8%

Urban area

0.3 km2

0.6%

Rock-Sand

8.7 km2

19.9%

Water - Lakes

0.3 km2

0.6%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Kópasker in country Iceland

Kópasker 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	195 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Þingvellir National Park	Iceland	317 km	WestSouthWest
3 Surtsey	Iceland	394 km	SouthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Raufarhofn

Type of weather in Raufarhofn	scattered clouds
Current temperature:	2 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.12 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	North East
Air pressure:	1021 mb
Humidity:	90 %
Daylength at 30 April 2024:	17 hour and 21 minutes
Sunrise :	06:22 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	23:43 Europe/Amsterdam