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General information - Location

Country	Iceland
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -20.4437,Lat: 64.1812
Elevation	83 meter above sea level
Local time	17:16:41pm
At island	Iceland
Name province/region (Sveitarfélag)	Bláskógabyggð

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Laugarás	7.9 km	SouthWest
2 Flúðir	8.1 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Laugarvatn	14.5 km	NorthWest
4 Sólheimar	16.4 km	WestSouthWest
5 Hella	39.1 km	SouthSouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Reykjavík	Iceland	71 km	WestNorthWest
2 Tórshavn	Faroe-islands	723 km	SouthEast
3 Glasgow	Scotland	1285 km	SouthSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Atlantic Ocean is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 48 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 NorthWestern direction).

The nearest vulcano (within 50 km) is the Grímsnes (Crater rows) at a distance of 27 km (direction WestSouthWest).
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, 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 107 km and direction WestNorthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Reykjavik Airport (at a distance of 72 km in WestNorthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

1.9 km2

2.5%

Nature

24.5 km2

31.3%

Wet nature

30.5 km2

38.9%

Agriculture

14.6 km2

18.6%

Urban area

0.8 km2

1.1%

Water - Lakes

5 km2

6.3%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Reykholt in country Iceland

Reykholt at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Þingvellir National Park	Iceland	29 km	NorthWest
2 Surtsey	Iceland	99 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Vatnajökull National Park - Dynamic Nature of Fire and Ice	Iceland	177 km	East

Social media - Maps

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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:	3.94 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	North East
Air pressure:	1014 mb
Humidity:	76 %
Daylength at 21 November 2024:	5 hour and 53 minutes
Sunrise :	11:11 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	17:04 Europe/Amsterdam