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General information - Location

Country	Norway
Location in country	Northeast
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 29.3338,Lat: 70.1201
Elevation	61 meter above sea level
Local time	0:40:14am
Name province/region	Finnmark#Finnmárku
Name Subregion	Vadsø

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Vadsø	16.8 km	East
2 Tana Bru	44.7 km	West
3 Kirkenes	52.1 km	SouthEast
4 Hesseng	54.9 km	SouthEast
5 Bjørnevatn	55.9 km	SouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Helsinki	Finland	1122 km	South
2 Tallinn	Estonia	1207 km	South
3 Stockholm	Sweden	1308 km	SouthSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Vestre Jakobselv lies at the Barents Sea (direction SouthSouthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Tenojoki coastal: 2, part of the larger catchment area Finnmark. The nearest bigger lake is Garsjøen (9.6 km² at a height of around 249 meter above sea level) at a distance of 23.5 km in SouthSouthWestern direction).

The nearest mountain is Falkfjellet with a height of 545 meter (at a distance of 22.8 km and direction NorthEast). The most nearby international border is the Norwegian-Finnish border with a straight distance of 45.3 km in Southern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 63 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 3%, low location: 75%, hill: 22%, The hills are mainly flatern orientated. The most common land use in the area is forest.

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

Name
FJORDENE I FINNMARK

The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Vadsø Airport (at a distance of 21 km in Eastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

29.5 km2

55.7%

Nature

13.1 km2

24.7%

Wet nature

2.5 km2

4.8%

Agriculture

5.5 km2

10.3%

Urban area

1.3 km2

2.4%

Water - Lakes

1.1 km2

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Vestre Jakobselv in country Norway

Vestre Jakobselv at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Rock Art of Alta	Norway	236 km	WestSouthWest
2 Laponian Area	Sweden	563 km	SouthWest
3 Church Town of Gammelstad, Luleå	Sweden	578 km	SouthSouthWest

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Vadsø

Type of weather in Vadsø	light snow
Current temperature:	-0 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	4.26 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	East
Air pressure:	1029 mb
Humidity:	97 %
Daylength at 2 May 2024:	19 hour and 13 minutes
Sunrise :	02:23 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:36 Europe/Amsterdam