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General information - Location

Country	Iceland
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -19.4453,Lat: 65.5534
Elevation	24 meter above sea level
Local time	8:26:27am
At island	Iceland
Name province/region	Sveitarfélagið Skagafjörður

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Sauðárkrókur	23.4 km	North
2 Hólar	25.6 km	EastNorthEast
3 Hofsós	38.8 km	NorthNorthEast
4 Blönduós	39.7 km	NorthWest
5 Skagaströnd	48.9 km	NorthNorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Reykjavík	Iceland	199 km	WestSouthWest
2 Tórshavn	Faroe-islands	729 km	SouthEast
3 Glasgow	Scotland	1353 km	SouthSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Atlantic Ocean is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 21 km (direction NorthNorthEast).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 Miklavatn (6.1 km² at a height of around 1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 15.1 km in Northern direction).

Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 23%, low location: 72%, hill: 5%, 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 234 km and direction WestSouthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Akureyri Airport (at a distance of 64 km in EastSouthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

0.4 km2

0.4%

Nature

30.9 km2

39.4%

Wet nature

17.5 km2

22.3%

Agriculture

26.6 km2

33.8%

Urban area

0.3 km2

0.4%

Water - Lakes

2.9 km2

3.7%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Varmahlíð in country Iceland

Varmahlíð 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	160 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Þingvellir National Park	Iceland	166 km	SouthWest
3 Surtsey	Iceland	261 km	SouthWest

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB Varmahlíð
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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	broken clouds
Current temperature:	2 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	0.95 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	North North West
Air pressure:	1021 mb
Humidity:	79 %
Daylength at 30 April 2024:	17 hour and 8 minutes
Sunrise :	06:40 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	23:48 Europe/Amsterdam