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Blönduós

General 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	15:27:27pm
At island	Iceland
Name province/region (Sveitarfélag)	Blönduósbær
Wiki-website Subregion ()

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Skagaströnd	18.6 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Sauðárkrókur	31.1 km	East
3 Varmahlíð	39.7 km	SouthEast
4 Hvammstangi	42.7 km	WestSouthWest
5 Laugarbakki	47.2 km	WestSouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Reykjavík	Iceland	189 km	SouthWest
2 Tórshavn	Faroe-islands	768 km	SouthEast
3 Glasgow	Scotland	1388 km	SouthSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Blönduós 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

54.5%

Wet nature

7.4 km2

14.5%

Agriculture

12.6 km2

24.8%

Urban area

0.9 km2

1.8%

Rock-Sand

0.3 km2

0.5%

Water - Lakes

1.7 km2

3.4%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Blönduós in country Iceland

Blönduós at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Þingvellir National Park	Iceland	163 km	SouthWest
2 Vatnajökull National Park - Dynamic Nature of Fire and Ice	Iceland	197 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Surtsey	Iceland	266 km	SouthSouthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Sauðarkrokur

Type of weather in Sauðarkrokur	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	8 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.21 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	North East
Air pressure:	1004 mb
Humidity:	68 %
Daylength at 11 October 2026:	10 hour and 11 minutes
Sunrise :	10:02 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:13 Europe/Amsterdam