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Garðabær

General information - Location

Country	Iceland
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -21.9164,Lat: 64.0929
Elevation	21 meter above sea level
Local time	13:24:01pm
Population	12000 (5th largest city in country)
At island	Iceland
Name province/region (Sveitarfélag)	Garðabær
Wiki-website Subregion ()

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Kópavogur	2.3 km	EastNorthEast
2 Hafnarfjörður	3.1 km	WestSouthWest
3 Reykjavík	5 km	NorthEast
4 Álftanes	5 km	NorthWest
5 Seltjarnarnes	8.1 km	North

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Reykjavík	Iceland	5 km	NorthEast
2 Tórshavn	Faroe-islands	791 km	SouthEast
3 Glasgow	Scotland	1335 km	SouthSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Garðabær lies at the Atlantic Ocean (direction NorthNorthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Northeast Atlantic Ocean coastal catchments and small basins. The nearest bigger lake is Elliðavatn (1.7 km² at a distance of 5.8 km in EastSouthEastern direction).

The nearest mountain is Kistufell with a height of 909 meter (at a distance of 22.7 km and direction EastNorthEast).The nearest vulcano (within 50 km) is the Brennisteinsfjöll (Crater rows) at a distance of 19.9 km (direction SouthSouthWest).
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 12%, low location: 88%, The hills are mainly flatern orientated.The surroundings of the place is moderately urbanised. The most common land use in the area is urban.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Keflavik International Airport (at a distance of 36 km and direction West).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Reykjavik Airport (at a distance of 4.3 km in NorthNorthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

0.6 km2

0.9%

Nature

19.2 km2

29.2%

Wet nature

0.5 km2

0.7%

Agriculture

2.9 km2

4.4%

Urban area

29.4 km2

44.8%

Infrastructure

2.4 km2

3.7%

Water - Lakes

1.1 km2

1.7%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Garðabær in country Iceland

Garðabær at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Þingvellir National Park	Iceland	46 km	East
2 Surtsey	Iceland	109 km	South
3 Vatnajökull National Park - Dynamic Nature of Fire and Ice	Iceland	248 km	EastSouthEast

Social media - Maps

	Video's op youtube van Garðabær
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Filming Location	IMDB Garðabær
	TikTok
	Bings maps
	Mapquest
	Wikimapia
	OpenStreetMap

Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Garðabaer

Type of weather in Garðabaer	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	7 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	5.14 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	South West
Air pressure:	1013 mb
Humidity:	81 %
Daylength at 16 October 2026:	9 hour and 46 minutes
Sunrise :	10:20 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:06 Europe/Amsterdam