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General information - Location

Country	Sweden
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 21.6389,Lat: 67.6783
Elevation	257 meter above sea level
Local time	22:18:59pm
Name province/region	Norrbottens län
Name Subregion	Kiruna

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Svappavaara	25.1 km	WestSouthWest
2 Övre Soppero	45.6 km	North
3 Junosuando	46.6 km	EastSouthEast
4 Kangos	48.1 km	EastSouthEast
5 Jukkasjärvi	48.7 km	WestNorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Helsinki	Finland	853 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Tallinn	Estonia	933 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Stockholm	Sweden	948 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Norwegian Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 178 km (direction WestNorthWest).The coastline is located in another country namely Norway.The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Torne main - Upper - Lainio, part of the larger catchment area Tornionjoki (Finnish part). The nearest bigger lake is Sautusjärvi (25.6 km² at a distance of 39.9 km in WestNorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Swedish-Finnish border with a straight distance of 78.4 km in EastNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 110 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 100%, 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
Lappland

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Tromsø Airport, Langnes (at a distance of 250 km and direction NorthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Kiruna Airport (at a distance of 58 km in Western direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

38 km2

48.3%

Nature

1.5 km2

1.9%

Wet nature

25.5 km2

32.5%

Agriculture

3.1 km2

3.9%

Urban area

2.5 km2

3.1%

Water - Lakes

8.1 km2

10.3%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Vittangi in country Sweden

Vittangi at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Laponian Area	Sweden	178 km	WestSouthWest
2 Church Town of Gammelstad, Luleå	Sweden	226 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Rock Art of Alta	Norway	258 km	North

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Ripakaisenvuoma	SE	12 km	NorthNorthEast

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Esrange

Type of weather in Esrange	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	2 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.08 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	West
Air pressure:	1016 mb
Humidity:	100 %
Daylength at 3 May 2024:	18 hour and 14 minutes
Sunrise :	03:23 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:37 Europe/Amsterdam