BlönduósGeneral information - Location
| Country | Iceland | | Location in country |
North |
| Location in Europe |
North Europe |
| Coordinates (WGS84) | Long: -20.2813,Lat: 65.6581 |
| Elevation | 26 meter above sea level | | Local time | 18:40:39pm
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| At island | Iceland | | Name province/region (Sveitarfélag) | Blönduósbær | | Wiki-website Subregion () | | Nearest 5 places
Nearest 3 capitals
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Country |
Distance |
Direction |
| 1 Reykjavík | Iceland | 189 km |
SouthWest
| | 2 Tórshavn |
Faroe-islands | 768 km |
SouthEast
| | 3 Glasgow |
Scotland | 1388 km |
SouthSouthEast
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Characteristics - Physical GeographyBlönduós lies at the Atlantic Ocean (direction NorthNorthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Hvita, Blanda, Austari-Jokulsa, Thjorsa, Skjalfandafjot, Jokulsa a Flollum, part of the larger catchment area Icelandic basins. The nearest bigger lake is Laxárvatn (3.4 km2 at a distance of 5.4 km in SouthSouthEastern direction).
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 4%, low location: 90%, hill: 6%, The hills are mainly flatern orientated. The most common land use in the area is nature.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Keflavik International Airport (at a distance of 220 km and direction WestSouthWest).
Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)
| Nature |
27.8 km2 |
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| Wet nature |
7.4 km2 |
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| Agriculture |
12.6 km2 |
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| Urban area |
0.9 km2 |
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| Rock-Sand |
0.3 km2 |
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| Water - Lakes |
1.7 km2 |
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Climate - Temperature and Precipitation
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Location of Blönduós in country Iceland
Tourist information - Travel Guide
Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites
Social media - Maps
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