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Hólmavík

General information - Location

Country	Iceland
Location in country	Northwest
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -21.6841,Lat: 65.7015
Elevation	meter above sea level
Local time	11:59:20am
At island	Iceland
Name province/region (Sveitarfélag)	Strandabyggð
Wiki-website Subregion ()

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Drangsnes	11.1 km	EastSouthEast
2 Reykhólar	37.5 km	WestSouthWest
3 Hvammstangi	47.5 km	SouthSouthEast
4 Laugarbakki	54.7 km	SouthSouthEast
5 Blönduós	63.9 km	EastSouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Reykjavík	Iceland	177 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Tórshavn	Faroe-islands	828 km	SouthEast
3 Glasgow	Scotland	1437 km	SouthSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Hólmavík lies at the Atlantic Ocean (direction SouthEast).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Iceland sea coastal catchments and small basins. The nearest bigger lake is Urriðavötn (1.3 km² at a distance of 7.7 km in Eastern direction).

The nearest mountain is Hólsfjall with a height of 451 meter (at a distance of 14.7 km and direction NorthEast).
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 4%, low location: 68%, hill: 29%, 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 199 km and direction SouthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Ísafjörður Airport (at a distance of 76 km in NorthNorthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Nature

45.5 km2

89%

Agriculture

2.9 km2

5.7%

Urban area

0.5 km2

Water - Lakes

1.9 km2

3.6%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Hólmavík in country Iceland

Hólmavík at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Þingvellir National Park	Iceland	165 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Vatnajökull National Park - Dynamic Nature of Fire and Ice	Iceland	254 km	SouthEast
3 Surtsey	Iceland	274 km	SouthSouthWest

Social media - Maps

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Isafjordur

Type of weather in Isafjordur	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	6 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	4.58 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	South West
Air pressure:	1009 mb
Humidity:	86 %
Daylength at 16 October 2026:	9 hour and 35 minutes
Sunrise :	10:24 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	19:59 Europe/Amsterdam