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General information - Location

Country	Iceland
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -19.641,Lat: 65.7479
Elevation	17 meter above sea level
Local time	4:44:33am
At island	Iceland
Name province/region	Sveitarfélagið Skagafjörður

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Hofsós	20.1 km	EastNorthEast
2 Varmahlíð	23.4 km	South
3 Hólar	24 km	EastSouthEast
4 Skagaströnd	31.1 km	NorthWest
5 Blönduós	31.1 km	West

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Reykjavík	Iceland	212 km	WestSouthWest
2 Tórshavn	Faroe-islands	746 km	SouthEast
3 Glasgow	Scotland	1374 km	SouthSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Sauðárkrókur lies at the Atlantic Ocean (direction EastNorthEast). The nearest bigger lake is Miklavatn (6.1 km² at a height of around 1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 3.7 km in Southern direction).

Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 20%, low location: 43%, hill: 31%, low mountains: 6%, 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 245 km and direction WestSouthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

0.8 km2

1.4%

Nature

33.8 km2

60.2%

Wet nature

6 km2

10.7%

Agriculture

8.1 km2

14.5%

Urban area

1.7 km2

3.1%

Infrastructure

1 km2

1.7%

Water - Lakes

4.4 km2

7.8%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Sauðárkrókur in country Iceland

Sauðárkrókur 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	181 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Þingvellir National Park	Iceland	182 km	SouthWest
3 Surtsey	Iceland	280 km	SouthWest

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB Sauðárkrókur
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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:	2 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.51 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	North
Air pressure:	1020 mb
Humidity:	91 %
Daylength at 30 April 2024:	17 hour and 11 minutes
Sunrise :	06:40 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	23:51 Europe/Amsterdam