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General information - Location

Country	Iceland
Location in country	Northwest
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -20.9439,Lat: 65.398
Elevation	21 meter above sea level
Local time	9:26:42am
At island	Iceland
Name province/region (Sveitarfélag)	Húnaþing vestra

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Laugarbakki	8.1 km	South
2 Drangsnes	39.5 km	North
3 Blönduós	42.7 km	EastNorthEast
4 Hólmavík	47.5 km	NorthNorthWest
5 Búðardalur	50.6 km	WestSouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Reykjavík	Iceland	150 km	SouthWest
2 Tórshavn	Faroe-islands	784 km	SouthEast
3 Glasgow	Scotland	1390 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)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Þingvellir National Park	Iceland	129 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Vatnajökull National Park - Dynamic Nature of Fire and Ice	Iceland	209 km	SouthEast
3 Surtsey	Iceland	236 km	SouthSouthWest

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB Hvammstangi
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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 Northwest	clear sky
Current temperature:	-10 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.58 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	East South East
Air pressure:	1009 mb
Humidity:	92 %
Daylength at 23 November 2024:	5 hour and 12 minutes
Sunrise :	11:34 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	16:46 Europe/Amsterdam