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Hvammstangi

General information - Location

CountryIceland
Location in country Northwest
Location in Europe North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)Long: -20.9439,Lat: 65.398 marker
Elevation21 meter above sea level
Local time15:45:27pm
At islandIceland
Name province/region (Sveitarfélag)Húnaþing vestra
Wiki-website Subregion ()

Nearest 5 places
Placename Distance Direction
1 Laugarbakki8.1 km South
2 Drangsnes39.5 km North
3 Blönduós42.7 km EastNorthEast
4 Hólmavík47.5 km NorthNorthWest
5 Búðardalur50.6 km WestSouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals
Capitalname Country Distance Direction
1 ReykjavíkIceland150 km SouthWest
2 Tórshavn   Faroe-islands784 km SouthEast
3 Glasgow   Scotland1390 km SouthSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Hvammstangi lies at the Atlantic Ocean (direction WestNorthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Iceland sea coastal catchments and small basins. The nearest bigger lake is Vesturhópsvatn (11.4 km2 at a distance of 13.4 km in Eastern direction).


Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 2%, low location: 62%, hill: 28%, low mountains: 8%, 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 179 km and direction SouthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Ísafjörður Airport (at a distance of 123 km in NorthNorthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

 Nature   31.4 km2 
 59.5% 
 Wet nature   12.5 km2 
 23.7% 
 Agriculture   8.3 km2 
 15.7% 
 Urban area   0.6 km2 
 1.1% 

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Hvammstangi in country Iceland


Hvammstangi at Physical map (height map)

Height map of Hvammstangi Iceland Location marker for Hvammstangi

© GTOPO30 DEM courtesy of the U.S. Geological Survey


Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites
Name Country Distance Direction
1 Þingvellir National ParkIceland129 km SouthSouthWest
2 Vatnajökull National Park - Dynamic Nature of Fire and IceIceland209 km SouthEast
3 SurtseyIceland236 km SouthSouthWest


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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)


Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Northwest

Type of weather in Northwestovercast clouds weericoon
Current temperature: 7 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours : No precipitation
Wind: 1.96 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction: North
Air pressure: 1003 mb
Humidity: 77 %
Daylength at 11 October 2026:10 hour and 12 minutes
Sunrise :10:04 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :20:16 Europe/Amsterdam

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Northwest - IS (longitude: -20.9439, latitude: 65.398)
Distance weather station to place (direction