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Fáskrúðsfjörður

General information - Location

Country	Iceland
Location in country	East
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -14.0145,Lat: 64.9304
Elevation	158 meter above sea level
Local time	15:45:48pm
At island	Iceland
Name province/region (Sveitarfélag)	Fjarðabyggð
Wiki-website Subregion ()

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Stöðvarfjörður	12.6 km	South
2 Reyðarfjörður	14.8 km	NorthNorthWest
3 Breiðdalsvík	15.6 km	SouthSouthWest
4 Eskifjörður	15.8 km	NorthNorthEast
5 Neskaupstaður	29.3 km	NorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Reykjavík	Iceland	388 km	West
2 Tórshavn	Faroe-islands	480 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Glasgow	Scotland	1144 km	SouthSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Fáskrúðsfjörður lies at the Atlantic Ocean (direction SouthWest). The nearest bigger lake is Ódáðavötn (2.6 km² at a distance of 35.6 km in Western direction).

The nearest mountain is Þórisfjall with a height of 1201 meter (at a distance of 11.8 km and direction West).
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 4%, low location: 33%, hill: 35%, low mountains: 26%, moderate high mountains: 2%, 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 426 km and direction West).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Egilsstaðir Airport (at a distance of 43 km in Northern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Nature

55.6 km2

79%

Wet nature

1 km2

1.4%

Agriculture

3.6 km2

5.1%

Urban area

0.8 km2

1.1%

Rock-Sand

9.5 km2

13.5%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Fáskrúðsfjörður in country Iceland

Fáskrúðsfjörður at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Vatnajökull National Park - Dynamic Nature of Fire and Ice	Iceland	142 km	West
2 Þingvellir National Park	Iceland	344 km	West
3 Surtsey	Iceland	371 km	West

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB Fáskrúðsfjörður
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	Bings maps
	Mapquest
	Wikimapia
	OpenStreetMap

Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Reydarfjordur

Type of weather in Reydarfjordur	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	8 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.5 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South
Air pressure:	1008 mb
Humidity:	73 %
Daylength at 11 October 2026:	10 hour and 15 minutes
Sunrise :	09:35 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	19:49 Europe/Amsterdam