Jökulsárlón
in Sveitarfélagið Hornafjörður of East, Iceland
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Fagurhólsmýri Airport (20 mi) - Hornafjordur Airport (32 mi)
- Djúpivogur Airport (69 mi)
- Breiðdalsvík Airport (81 mi)
- Egilsstaðir Airport (99 mi)
- Reykjahlíð Airport (112 mi)
- Vopnafjörður Airport (121 mi)
- Kópasker Airport (155 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 64.067 and -16.169 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 64° 4' 2" and W -16° 10' 8"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Krona - ISK
- Spoken languages:
- Icelandic, English, German, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 06:12 PM (Saturday)
- Timezone: Atlantic/Reykjavik
- UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 4:46 am and 9:17 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -46.900 and 168.129 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Halfmoon Bay - References
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 2,8 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to Iceland.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Iceland. Last Update: 2024-04-27 08:23:39
Discover Jökulsárlón
Jökulsárlón in Sveitarfélagið Hornafjörður (East) is a place in Iceland about 173 mi (or 278 km) east of Reykjavik, the country's capital city.
Current time in Jökulsárlón is now 06:12 PM (Saturday). The local timezone is named Atlantic / Reykjavik with an UTC offset of zero hours. We know of 8 airports near Jökulsárlón. The closest airport in Iceland is Fagurhólsmýri Airport in a distance of 20 mi (or 31 km), South-West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
While being here, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Egilsstadir, Akureyri, Saudarkrokur, and . To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 2°C / 36 °F
| Morning Temperature | 0°C / 33 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 3°C / 38 °F |
| Night Temperature | 3°C / 37 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 1% |
| Air Humidity | 90% |
| Air Pressure | 1019 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 8 km/h (5 mph) from South |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 85% of sky |
| General Conditions | Light snow |
Sunday, 28th of April 2024
6°C (43 °F)
4°C (39 °F)
Overcast clouds, light breeze.
Monday, 29th of April 2024
6°C (42 °F)
3°C (37 °F)
Overcast clouds, light breeze.
Tuesday, 30th of April 2024
6°C (43 °F)
7°C (45 °F)
Few clouds, calm.
Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Jökulsárlón
Jökulsárlón (literally "glacial river lagoon") is a large glacial lagoon in southeast Iceland, on the borders of Vatnajökull National Park. Situated at the head of Breiðamerkurjökull, it evolved into a lagoon after the glacier started receding from the edge of the Atlantic Ocean. The lake has grown since then at varying rates because of melting of the Icelandic glaciers. The lagoon now stands 1.5 kilometres away from the ocean's edge and covers an area of about 18 km .
Breiðamerkursandur
Breiðamerkursandur is a sandur in southeast Iceland. Sandur is the Icelandic word for sand and the whole area is mostly sand, although some vegetation is beginning to grow in the area. The name of the sandur, Breiðamerkursandur, however means Wide forest sand, which suggests that the area may have been heavily vegetated in the early centuries of the Icelandic settlement. Breiðamerkursandur is located in the municipality of Hornafjörður.
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