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General information - Location

Country	Iceland
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -20.4998,Lat: 64.116
Elevation	57 meter above sea level
Local time	17:06:24pm
At island	Iceland
Name province/region (Sveitarfélag)	Bláskógabyggð

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Reykholt	7.9 km	NorthEast
2 Flúðir	8.8 km	EastSouthEast
3 Sólheimar	9 km	WestSouthWest
4 Laugarvatn	15.9 km	NorthNorthWest
5 Hella	32 km	SouthSouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Reykjavík	Iceland	68 km	WestNorthWest
2 Tórshavn	Faroe-islands	724 km	SouthEast
3 Glasgow	Scotland	1282 km	SouthSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Atlantic Ocean is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 40 km (direction WestSouthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Hvita, Blanda, Austari-Jokulsa, Thjorsa, Skjalfandafjot, Jokulsa a Flollum, part of the larger catchment area Icelandic basins. The nearest bigger lake is Apavatn (13.8 km² at a distance of 8.3 km in NorthNorthWestern direction).

The nearest vulcano (within 50 km) is the Grímsnes (Crater rows) at a distance of 20.5 km (direction West).
Elevation around place: low location: 98%, hill: 2%, The hills are mainly flatern orientated. The most common land use in the area is 0.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Keflavik International Airport (at a distance of 103 km and direction WestNorthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Reykjavik Airport (at a distance of 69 km in WestNorthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

1.4 km2

1.7%

Nature

20.1 km2

25.6%

Wet nature

32.6 km2

41.6%

Agriculture

13.1 km2

16.6%

Urban area

1.4 km2

1.8%

Rock-Sand

3 km2

3.8%

Water - Lakes

5.8 km2

7.4%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Laugarás in country Iceland

Laugarás at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Þingvellir National Park	Iceland	30 km	NorthNorthWest
2 Surtsey	Iceland	92 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Vatnajökull National Park - Dynamic Nature of Fire and Ice	Iceland	182 km	East

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Selfoss

Type of weather in Selfoss	clear sky
Current temperature:	-9 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.64 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	North North East
Air pressure:	1014 mb
Humidity:	77 %
Daylength at 21 November 2024:	5 hour and 55 minutes
Sunrise :	11:10 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	17:05 Europe/Amsterdam