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General information - Location

Country	Iceland
Location in country	East
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -14.8041,Lat: 66.0374
Elevation	23 meter above sea level
Local time	12:40:57pm
At island	Iceland
Name province/region (Sveitarfélag)	Langanesbyggð

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Þórshöfn	29.6 km	NorthNorthWest
2 Vopnafjörður	31.8 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Raufarhöfn	68.5 km	NorthNorthWest
4 Kópasker	78.5 km	NorthWest
5 Fellabær	85.8 km	South

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Reykjavík	Iceland	398 km	West
2 Tórshavn	Faroe-islands	589 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Glasgow	Scotland	1268 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Bakkafjörður lies at the Atlantic Ocean (direction NorthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Iceland sea coastal catchments and small basins. The nearest bigger lake is Nípslón (4.7 km² at a distance of 28 km in SouthSouthWestern direction).

The nearest mountain is Kistufjall with a height of 444 meter (at a distance of 23 km and direction North).
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 12%, low location: 51%, hill: 37%, 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 436 km and direction West).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Egilsstaðir Airport (at a distance of 86 km in Southern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Nature

30 km2

81.8%

Wet nature

4.6 km2

12.6%

Agriculture

0.6 km2

1.6%

Urban area

0.5 km2

1.3%

Rock-Sand

0.8 km2

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Bakkafjörður in country Iceland

Bakkafjörður 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	192 km	SouthWest
2 Þingvellir National Park	Iceland	357 km	West
3 Surtsey	Iceland	417 km	WestSouthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Vopnafjordur

Type of weather in Vopnafjordur	light snow
Current temperature:	-3 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	4.67 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	North West
Air pressure:	1016 mb
Humidity:	92 %
Daylength at 21 November 2024:	5 hour and 9 minutes
Sunrise :	11:10 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	16:19 Europe/Amsterdam