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General information - Location

Country	Norway
Location in country	South
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 7.9995,Lat: 58.1471
Elevation	4 meter above sea level
Local time	10:16:17am
Population	70000 (8th largest city in country)
Name province/region	Vest-Agder
Name Subregion	Kristiansand

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Justvik	5.8 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Strai	6.8 km	NorthWest
3 Skålevik	7.4 km	South
4 Brennåsen	8.4 km	West
5 Nodelandsheia	9 km	WestNorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Oslo	Norway	252 km	NorthEast
2 København	Denmark	388 km	SouthEast
3 Stockholm	Sweden	598 km	EastNorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Kristiansand lies at the Skagerrak (direction SouthEast).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named SE South West. The nearest bigger lake is Ogge (7.8 km² at a height of around 191 meter above sea level) at a distance of 24.5 km in NorthNorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Swedish-Norwegian border with a straight distance of 218 km in EastNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 305 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 13%, low location: 86%, hill: 1%, The hills are mainly northeastern orientated. The surroundings of the place is lightly urbanised. The most common land use in the area is urban.

Name area (subregions, nature area, hills, mountains, landscape)

Name
SKAGERRAKKYSTEN

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Stavanger Airport, Sola (at a distance of 160 km and direction WestNorthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik (at a distance of 8.1 km in NorthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

22.7 km2

42%

Nature

0.1 km2

0.2%

Agriculture

1.8 km2

3.3%

Urban area

24.3 km2

44.9%

Infrastructure

0.7 km2

1.3%

Water - Lakes

2 km2

3.7%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Kristiansand in country Norway

Kristiansand at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Rjukan-Notodden Industrial Heritage Site	Norway	196 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Rock Carvings in Tanum	Sweden	205 km	EastNorthEast
3 Jelling Mounds, Runic Stones and Church	Denmark	280 km	SouthSouthEast

Social media - Maps

	Video's op youtube van Kristiansand
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	Flickr
Filming Location	IMDB Kristiansand
	TikTok
	Bings maps
	Mapquest
	Wikimapia
	OpenStreetMap

Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Kristiansand

Type of weather in Kristiansand	clear sky
Current temperature:	16 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	7.2 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 4)
Wind direction:	North East
Air pressure:	1016 mb
Humidity:	36 %
Daylength at 3 May 2024:	15 hour and 52 minutes
Sunrise :	05:29 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:20 Europe/Amsterdam