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General information - Location

Country	Norway
Location in country	Northwest
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 6.1591,Lat: 62.4736
Elevation	3 meter above sea level
Local time	13:50:30pm
At island	Nørve
Name province/region (Fylke)	Møre og Romsdal
Wiki-website Subregion (Kommune)	Ålesund

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Hoffland	3 km	NorthEast
2 Nordstrand	4.6 km	NorthNorthWest
3 Leitebakk	6.2 km	West
4 Giske	6.8 km	WestNorthWest
5 Myklebost	9.4 km	EastNorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Oslo	Norway	376 km	SouthEast
2 Tórshavn	Faroe-islands	674 km	West
3 Stockholm	Sweden	740 km	EastSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Ålesund lies at the Norwegian Sea (direction WestNorthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Moere and Romsdal. The nearest bigger lake is Hornindalsvatnet (50.3 km² at a height of around 52 meter above sea level) at a distance of 56.6 km in SouthSouthEastern direction).The place is located at an island named Nørve. The distance to the mainland is 0 km.

The most nearby international border is the Swedish-Norwegian border with a straight distance of 305.1 km in Eastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 427 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 43%, low location: 54%, hill: 3%, low mountains: 0%, The hills are mainly flatern orientated. The surroundings of the place is lightly urbanised. The most common land use in the area is urban.

Name area (subregions, nature area, hills, mountains, landscape)

Name
KYSTBYGDENE PÅ VESTLANDET

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Bergen Airport, Flesland (at a distance of 248 km and direction SouthSouthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Ålesund Airport, Vigra (at a distance of 10 km in Northern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

3.5 km2

14.3%

Nature

6.3 km2

25.9%

Agriculture

2.4 km2

9.8%

Urban area

10.9 km2

45.2%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Ålesund in country Norway

Ålesund at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 West Norwegian Fjords – Geirangerfjord and Nærøyfjord	Norway	66 km	SouthEast
2 Urnes Stave Church	Norway	144 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Bryggen	Norway	235 km	SouthSouthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Ålesund

Type of weather in Ålesund	clear sky
Current temperature:	-1 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	11.32 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 6)
Wind direction:	East
Air pressure:	995 mb
Humidity:	71 %
Daylength at 21 November 2024:	6 hour and 26 minutes
Sunrise :	09:08 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	15:34 Europe/Amsterdam