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General information - Location

Country	Sweden
Location in country	South
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 11.7085,Lat: 58.1237
Elevation	32 meter above sea level
Local time	1:03:53am
At island	Orust
Name province/region	Västra Götalands län
Name Subregion	Orust

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Svanvik	1.2 km	WestSouthWest
2 Svanesund	6.9 km	EastNorthEast
3 Myggenäs	7.5 km	SouthSouthEast
4 Starrkärr och Näs	7.6 km	East
5 Stenungsön	8.2 km	SouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Oslo	Norway	207 km	NorthNorthWest
2 København	Denmark	273 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Stockholm	Sweden	391 km	EastNorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Varekil lies at the Kattegat (direction SouthSouthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Gota coastal: Viskan, Nissan, part of the larger catchment area Skagerrak and Kattegat. The nearest bigger lake is Vänern (5572 km² at a height of around 43 meter above sea level) at a distance of 43.2 km in NorthEastern direction).The place is located at an island named Orust. The distance to the mainland is 0 km.

The most nearby international border is the Swedish-Norwegian border with a straight distance of 84.4 km in Northern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 118 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 11%, low location: 89%, The hills are mainly eastern orientated. The most common land use in the area is forest.

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

Name
Bohuslän

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport (at a distance of 62 km and direction SouthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

38.1 km2

64.9%

Nature

0.2 km2

0.4%

Agriculture

19.5 km2

33.2%

Urban area

0.7 km2

1.2%

Rock-Sand

0.1 km2

0.2%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Varekil in country Sweden

Varekil at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Rock Carvings in Tanum	Sweden	68 km	NorthNorthWest
2 Grimeton Radio Station, Varberg	Sweden	121 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Kronborg Castle	Denmark	239 km	SouthSouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Stigfjorden	SE	0.7 km	South

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

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Current weather at Myggenäs

Type of weather in Myggenäs	broken clouds
Current temperature:	3 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	4.99 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	EastcNorth East
Air pressure:	1010 mb
Humidity:	87 %
Daylength at 27 April 2024:	15 hour and 23 minutes
Sunrise :	05:29 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:52 Europe/Amsterdam