Koltur

General information - Location

Country	Faroe Islands
Location in country	South
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -6.9706,Lat: 61.9891
Elevation	1 meter above sea level
Local time	17:29:15pm
At island	Koltur
Name province/region (Sysler)	Streymoy
Wiki-website Subregion (Kommuna)	Tórshavn

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Syðradalur	4.5 km	EastNorthEast
2 Hestur	5.9 km	SouthEast
3 Velbastaður	6.1 km	EastSouthEast
4 Norðradalur	6.2 km	NorthEast
5 Sund	9.2 km	EastNorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Tórshavn	Faroe-islands	12 km	East
2 Glasgow	Scotland	707 km	South
3 Reykjavík	Iceland	782 km	NorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Koltur lies at the Atlantic Ocean (direction EastNorthEast). The nearest bigger lake is Søvagsvatn (3.2 km² at a distance of 14.1 km in NorthWestern direction).The place is located at an island named Koltur. The distance to the mainland is 387.7 km.

Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 20%, low location: 51%, hill: 29%, The hills are mainly flatern orientated.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Bergen Airport, Flesland (at a distance of 681 km and direction EastSouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Vágar Airport (at a distance of 18 km in NorthWestern direction).

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Koltur in country Faroe-islands

Koltur at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Heart of Neolithic Orkney	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	391 km	SouthSouthEast
2 St Kilda	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	476 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Vatnajökull National Park - Dynamic Nature of Fire and Ice	Iceland	568 km	NorthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Faroe Islands

Type of weather in Faroe Islands	light rain
Current temperature:	6 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.6 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	West
Air pressure:	1006 mb
Humidity:	87 %
Daylength at 3 December 2024:	5 hour and 43 minutes
Sunrise :	10:26 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	16:09 Europe/Amsterdam