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General information - Location

Country	Sweden
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 20.6554,Lat: 67.1394
Elevation	362 meter above sea level
Local time	16:38:26pm
Name province/region	Norrbottens län
Name Subregion	Gällivare

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Malmberget	3.2 km	North
2 Koskullskulle	6.4 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Tjautjas/Cavccas	20.7 km	North
4 Porjus	41.7 km	SouthWest
5 Hakkas	47.4 km	EastSouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Helsinki	Finland	806 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Stockholm	Sweden	882 km	South
3 Tallinn	Estonia	884 km	SouthSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Gulf of Bothnia is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 161 km (direction SouthEast).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Kalix main - Lower, part of the larger catchment area Tornionjoki (Finnish part). The nearest bigger lake is Stora Lulevatten (240.3 km² at a height of around 371 meter above sea level) at a distance of 39.2 km in WestSouthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Swedish-Finnish border with a straight distance of 124.1 km in EastNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 174 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 93%, low mountains: 7%, The hills are mainly flatern orientated. The surroundings of the place is moderately urbanised. The most common land use in the area is forest.

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

Name
Lappland

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Tromsø Airport, Langnes (at a distance of 291 km and direction NorthNorthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Gällivare Airport (at a distance of 7 km in Eastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

42.1 km2

53.6%

Nature

7 km2

Wet nature

9.3 km2

11.8%

Agriculture

0.3 km2

0.4%

Urban area

13 km2

16.6%

Water - Lakes

3.7 km2

4.7%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Gällivare in country Sweden

Gällivare at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Laponian Area	Sweden	136 km	West
2 Church Town of Gammelstad, Luleå	Sweden	178 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Rock Art of Alta	Norway	326 km	North

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Torne och Kalix lvsystem	SE	0.7 km	SouthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Gällivare

Type of weather in Gällivare	broken clouds
Current temperature:	3 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.57 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	North North West
Air pressure:	1017 mb
Humidity:	52 %
Daylength at 5 May 2024:	18 hour and 19 minutes
Sunrise :	03:24 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:43 Europe/Amsterdam