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General information - Location

Country	Iceland
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -20.3044,Lat: 65.8231
Elevation	12 meter above sea level
Local time	2:27:54am
At island	Iceland
Name province/region (Sveitarfélag)	Sveitarfélagið Skagaströnd

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Blönduós	18.6 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Sauðárkrókur	31.1 km	SouthEast
3 Hofsós	41.5 km	EastSouthEast
4 Varmahlíð	48.9 km	SouthSouthEast
5 Drangsnes	54.1 km	West

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Reykjavík	Iceland	206 km	SouthWest
2 Tórshavn	Faroe-islands	777 km	SouthEast
3 Glasgow	Scotland	1401 km	SouthSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Skagaströnd lies at the Atlantic Ocean (direction West).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Iceland sea coastal catchments and small basins. The nearest bigger lake is Laxárvatn (3.4 km² at a distance of 22.9 km in SouthSouthWestern direction).

Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 7%, low location: 64%, hill: 25%, low mountains: 4%, 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 236 km and direction SouthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Nature

17.2 km2

43.4%

Wet nature

9.2 km2

23.1%

Agriculture

6.8 km2

17.2%

Urban area

0.7 km2

1.7%

Rock-Sand

5.8 km2

14.7%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Skagaströnd in country Iceland

Skagaströnd at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Þingvellir National Park	Iceland	181 km	SouthWest
2 Vatnajökull National Park - Dynamic Nature of Fire and Ice	Iceland	209 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Surtsey	Iceland	285 km	SouthSouthWest

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB Skagaströnd
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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	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	-2 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.42 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South East
Air pressure:	995 mb
Humidity:	80 %
Daylength at 18 December 2024:	2 hour and 58 minutes
Sunrise :	12:48 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	15:47 Europe/Amsterdam