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General information - Location

Country	Iceland
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -21.3795,Lat: 63.8608
Elevation	6 meter above sea level
Local time	8:58:31am
At island	Iceland
Name province/region	Sveitarfélagið Ölfus

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Eyrarbakki	11.5 km	EastSouthEast
2 Stokkseyri	15.6 km	SouthEast
3 Hveragerði	18.6 km	EastNorthEast
4 Árbæjarhverfi	19.5 km	East
5 Selfoss	20.4 km	East

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Reykjavík	Iceland	40 km	NorthNorthWest
2 Tórshavn	Faroe-islands	761 km	SouthEast
3 Glasgow	Scotland	1299 km	SouthSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Þorlákshöfn lies at the Atlantic Ocean (direction NorthEast).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Northeast Atlantic Ocean coastal catchments and small basins. The nearest bigger lake is Hlíðarvatn (3.2 km² at a height of around 0 meter above sea level) at a distance of 15.4 km in WestNorthWestern direction).

The nearest vulcano (within 50 km) is the Brennisteinsfjöll (Crater rows) at a distance of 22.7 km (direction NorthWest).
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 33%, low location: 67%, 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 61 km and direction NorthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Reykjavik Airport (at a distance of 40 km in NorthNorthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Nature

17.9 km2

42.9%

Wet nature

1.1 km2

2.7%

Urban area

1.1 km2

2.5%

Infrastructure

0.6 km2

1.3%

Rock-Sand

19.8 km2

47.6%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Þorlákshöfn in country Iceland

Þorlákshöfn at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Þingvellir National Park	Iceland	48 km	NorthEast
2 Surtsey	Iceland	73 km	South
3 Vatnajökull National Park - Dynamic Nature of Fire and Ice	Iceland	233 km	East

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Thorlakshofn

Type of weather in Thorlakshofn	few clouds
Current temperature:	5 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	4.11 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	North North East
Air pressure:	1018 mb
Humidity:	68 %
Daylength at 30 April 2024:	16 hour and 42 minutes
Sunrise :	07:01 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	23:43 Europe/Amsterdam