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General information - Location

Country	Iceland
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -21.8893,Lat: 64.1096
Elevation	39 meter above sea level
Local time	20:07:59pm
Population	32000 (2nd largest city in country)
At island	Iceland
Name province/region	Kópavogsbær

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Garðabær	2.3 km	WestSouthWest
2 Reykjavík	3.1 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Hafnarfjörður	5.4 km	WestSouthWest
4 Álftanes	6 km	WestNorthWest
5 Seltjarnarnes	7.4 km	NorthNorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Reykjavík	Iceland	3.1 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Tórshavn	Faroe-islands	790 km	SouthEast
3 Glasgow	Scotland	1335 km	SouthSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Kópavogur lies at the Atlantic Ocean (direction West).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Northeast Atlantic Ocean coastal catchments and small basins. The nearest bigger lake is Elliðavatn (1.7 km² at a distance of 4.9 km in SouthEastern direction).

The nearest mountain is Kistufell with a height of 909 meter (at a distance of 20.4 km and direction EastNorthEast).The nearest vulcano (within 50 km) is the Brennisteinsfjöll (Crater rows) at a distance of 21.5 km (direction SouthSouthWest).
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 11%, low location: 89%, The hills are mainly flatern orientated. The surroundings of the place is highly urbanised. The most common land use in the area is urban.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Keflavik International Airport (at a distance of 38 km and direction West).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Reykjavik Airport (at a distance of 3.3 km in NorthNorthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Nature

11.2 km2

16.7%

Wet nature

0.9 km2

1.3%

Agriculture

0.5 km2

0.8%

Urban area

39.2 km2

58.3%

Infrastructure

2.6 km2

3.9%

Water - Lakes

0.6 km2

0.9%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Kópavogur in country Iceland

Kópavogur at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Þingvellir National Park	Iceland	44 km	East
2 Surtsey	Iceland	109 km	South
3 Vatnajökull National Park - Dynamic Nature of Fire and Ice	Iceland	247 km	EastSouthEast

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Kopavogur

Type of weather in Kopavogur	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	5 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	13.47 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 6)
Wind direction:	South East
Air pressure:	1014 mb
Humidity:	91 %
Daylength at 19 April 2024:	15 hour and 33 minutes
Sunrise :	07:40 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	23:12 Europe/Amsterdam