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General information - Location

Country	Iceland
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -19.4107,Lat: 65.8979
Elevation	11 meter above sea level
Local time	8:08:21am
At island	Iceland
Name province/region (Sveitarfélag)	Sveitarfélagið Skagafjörður

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Sauðárkrókur	20.1 km	WestSouthWest
2 Hólar	22.6 km	South
3 Siglufjörður	36.7 km	EastNorthEast
4 Varmahlíð	38.8 km	SouthSouthWest
5 Ólafsfjörður	39.7 km	East

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Reykjavík	Iceland	232 km	WestSouthWest
2 Tórshavn	Faroe-islands	745 km	SouthEast
3 Glasgow	Scotland	1379 km	SouthSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Hofsós lies at the Atlantic Ocean (direction WestSouthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Iceland sea coastal catchments and small basins. The nearest bigger lake is Höfðavatn (10.3 km² at a distance of 4.4 km in NorthNorthEastern direction).

Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 11%, low location: 72%, hill: 13%, low mountains: 4%, The hills are mainly northwestern 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 265 km and direction WestSouthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Nature

25.1 km2

59.4%

Wet nature

5.8 km2

13.8%

Agriculture

10.6 km2

25.1%

Urban area

0.5 km2

1.1%

Water - Lakes

0.3 km2

0.6%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Hofsós in country Iceland

Hofsós 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	187 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Þingvellir National Park	Iceland	202 km	SouthWest
3 Surtsey	Iceland	299 km	SouthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Sauðarkrokur

Type of weather in Sauðarkrokur	clear sky
Current temperature:	-5 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.76 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	East
Air pressure:	1010 mb
Humidity:	86 %
Daylength at 23 November 2024:	4 hour and 59 minutes
Sunrise :	11:35 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	16:33 Europe/Amsterdam