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General information - Location

Country	Iceland
Location in country	Northeast
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -16.9107,Lat: 65.6399
Elevation	297 meter above sea level
Local time	5:31:41am
At island	Iceland
Name province/region	Skútustaðahreppur

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Laugar	22.3 km	NorthWest
2 Húsavík	49.3 km	North
3 Kristnes	54.2 km	WestNorthWest
4 Akureyri	54.5 km	WestNorthWest
5 Svalbarðseyri	54.6 km	NorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Reykjavík	Iceland	292 km	West
2 Tórshavn	Faroe-islands	634 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Glasgow	Scotland	1285 km	SouthSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Atlantic Ocean is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 45 km (direction North).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Hvita, Blanda, Austari-Jokulsa, Thjorsa, Skjalfandafjot, Jokulsa a Flollum, part of the larger catchment area Icelandic basins. The nearest bigger lake is Mývatn (37.6 km² at a distance of 0.1 km in WestNorthWestern direction).

The nearest mountain is Bláfjall with a height of 1222 meter (at a distance of 23.9 km and direction SouthSouthWest).The nearest vulcano (within 50 km) is the Krafla (Caldera) at a distance of 11.9 km (direction NorthEast).
Elevation around place: hill: 98%, low mountains: 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 330 km and direction West).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Húsavík Airport (at a distance of 42 km in Northern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

4.5 km2

5.8%

Nature

46.3 km2

59%

Agriculture

1.3 km2

1.6%

Urban area

2 km2

2.5%

Rock-Sand

10.4 km2

13.2%

Water - Lakes

13.4 km2

17%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Reykjahlíð in country Iceland

Reykjahlíð 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	119 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Þingvellir National Park	Iceland	251 km	WestSouthWest
3 Surtsey	Iceland	320 km	WestSouthWest

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Northeast

Type of weather in Northeast	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	0 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	4.15 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	North North East
Air pressure:	1020 mb
Humidity:	92 %
Daylength at 30 April 2024:	17 hour and 9 minutes
Sunrise :	06:30 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	23:39 Europe/Amsterdam