ÅmålGeneral information - Location
| Country | Sweden | | Location in country | 
South | | Location in Europe | North Europe | | Coordinates (WGS84) | Long: 12.6977,Lat: 59.0517  |
| Elevation | 48 meter above sea level | | Local time | 0:07:17am |
| Name province/region (Län) | Västra Götalands län | | Wiki-website Subregion (Kommun) | Åmål |
Nearest 5 places
Nearest 3 capitals
| Capitalname |
Country |
Distance |
Direction |
| 1 Oslo | 
Norway | 147 km | 
NorthWest
| | 2 Stockholm | Sweden | 310 km | 
East
| | 3 København | 
Denmark | 371 km |
South
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Characteristics - Physical GeographyThe Kattegat is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 71 km (direction West).The coastline is located in another country namely Norway.The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Gota main - Lower, part of the larger catchment area Skagerrak and Kattegat. The nearest bigger lake is Vänern (5572 km2 at a height of around 43 meter above sea level) at a distance of 0.8 km in Eastern direction).
The most nearby international border is the
Swedish-Norwegian border with a straight distance of 52.9 km in Western direction. The estimated travel distance is around 74 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, The hills are mainly eastern orientated. The surroundings of the place is moderately urbanised. The most common land use in the area is forest.
Name area (subregions, nature area, hills, mountains, landscape)
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Oslo Airport, Gardermoen (at a distance of 156 km and direction NorthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Karlstad Airport (at a distance of 57 km in NorthEastern direction).
Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)
| Forest |
41.8 km2 |
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| Nature |
1.9 km2 |
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| Wet nature |
0.4 km2 |
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| Agriculture |
13.1 km2 |
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| Urban area |
6.3 km2 |
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| Water - Lakes |
13.8 km2 |
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Climate - Temperature and Precipitation
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Location of Åmål in country Sweden
Åmål at Physical map (height map)
Tourist information - Travel Guide
Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites
Nearest Natura2000-area
| Sitename |
Country |
Distance |
Direction |
| Tsse skrgrd | SE | 4.8 km | 
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