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General information - Location

Country	Sweden
Location in country	Northeast
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 22.8477,Lat: 66.3235
Elevation	55 meter above sea level
Local time	11:08:53am
Name province/region	Norrbottens län
Name Subregion	Överkalix

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Tallvik	1.6 km	NorthNorthWest
2 Svartbyn	6.5 km	South
3 Morjärv	29.2 km	South
4 Övertorneå	36.3 km	EastNorthEast
5 Ylitornio	37.2 km	East

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Helsinki	Finland	694 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Tallinn	Estonia	775 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Stockholm	Sweden	818 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Gulf of Bothnia is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 46 km (direction South).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 Portimojärvi (3.5 km² at a height of around 62 meter above sea level) at a distance of 46.1 km in EastNorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Swedish-Finnish border with a straight distance of 36.1 km in Eastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 50 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 99%, hill: 1%, 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
Norrbotten

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Tromsø Airport, Langnes (at a distance of 409 km and direction NorthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Luleå Airport (at a distance of 92 km in Southern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

42.3 km2

53.9%

Nature

7.2 km2

9.1%

Wet nature

2 km2

2.6%

Agriculture

6.1 km2

7.8%

Urban area

2.6 km2

3.4%

Water - Lakes

18.1 km2

23%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Överkalix in country Sweden

Överkalix at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Church Town of Gammelstad, Luleå	Sweden	83 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Laponian Area	Sweden	260 km	WestNorthWest
3 High Coast / Kvarken Archipelago	Finland,Sweden	343 km	South

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Kuldholmen	SE	3.6 km	NorthNorthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Överkalix

Type of weather in Överkalix	broken clouds
Current temperature:	2 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.94 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	North North East
Air pressure:	1019 mb
Humidity:	75 %
Daylength at 5 May 2024:	17 hour and 60 minutes
Sunrise :	03:25 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:25 Europe/Amsterdam