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General information - Location

Country	Lithuania
Location in country	Northeast
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 26.1326,Lat: 55.5799
Elevation	157 meter above sea level
Local time	21:50:50pm
Name province/region	Utena
Name Subregion	Zarasai
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Salakas

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Biržūnai	4.5 km	NorthWest
2 Degučiai	10 km	NorthWest
3 Baibiai	12.2 km	WestNorthWest
4 Dūkšteliai	12.2 km	East
5 Šauliai	12.6 km	NorthNorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Vilnius	Lithuania	112 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Rīga	Latvia	198 km	NorthWest
3 Minsk	Belarus	213 km	SouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Gulf of Riga is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 209 km (direction NorthWest).The coastline is located in another country namely Latvia.The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Viliya, part of the larger catchment area Nemunas. The nearest bigger lake is ež. Luodis (13 km² at a height of around 149 meter above sea level) at a distance of 1.2 km in Eastern direction).

The nearest mountain is Pratkūnų k. with a height of 235 meter (at a distance of 6.6 km and direction SouthSouthWest). The most nearby international border is the Latvian-Lithuanian border with a straight distance of 21 km in NorthNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 29 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 93%, hill: 7%, The hills are mainly northern orientated. The most common land use in the area is forest.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Vilnius International Airport (at a distance of 118 km and direction SouthSouthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

37.2 km2

47.4%

Nature

2.5 km2

3.1%

Wet nature

0.4 km2

0.5%

Agriculture

30 km2

38.2%

Urban area

1.2 km2

1.5%

Water - Lakes

7.3 km2

9.3%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Salakas in country Lithuania

Salakas at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Kernavė Archaeological Site (Cultural Reserve of Kernavė)	Lithuania	113 km	SouthWest
2 Vilnius Historic Centre	Lithuania	113 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Historic Centre of Riga	Latvia	198 km	NorthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Gražutes regioninis parkas	LT	0.1 km	WestNorthWest

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Kaniūkai

Type of weather in Kaniūkai	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	4 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	4.49 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	EastcNorth East
Air pressure:	1008 mb
Humidity:	95 %
Daylength at 6 May 2024:	15 hour and 41 minutes
Sunrise :	04:21 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:02 Europe/Amsterdam