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Sailing to Iceland: SailingEurope Group
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island Iceland
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Youtube Iceland Video - Movie
For a detailed description of this island, see our info-island-page:Iceland
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Physical characteristics - Location| Coordinates: | long: -18.24804 lat : 65.12404 | | Coordinates (gr,min,sec): | long: -18°14'52.9296 lat : 65°7'26.5368 | | Surface area: | 99791.8 km2 (262.783 x Isle of Wight) | | Length coastline: | 15138.8 km | | Average height: | 522 metre | | Length island: | 516 km | | Maximum width island (estimate): | 311 km | | Name : | Vulkaan Öræfajökull 2110 (2110 metre) | | Orientation island: | West - East |
Demographic data island| Habited: | Yes | | Number of inhabitants: | 318452 | | Population density: | 3.1 inh/km2 | | Important places (direction): | Akureyri (N), Kopavogur (ZW), Egilsstadir (O) |
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Naming - Location| Local native name: | Ísland | | Country: | Iceland | | Main place: | Reykjavík | | Location Main place: | Southwest | | Sea: | Atlantic Ocean | | Distance to main land: | 980 km | | Nearest Country: | Norway | | Type Rock outcrop: | vulcanic | | island-Type: | island in sea |
Relief: Height Classes in percentages
Relief: Slope Classes in percentages
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Weather at Iceland
| The weather type in Republic of Iceland | light snow |  | | Current temperature: | -7 degrees Celcius
| | Precipitation last 3 hours: | No precipitation | | Wind: | 1 meter per second (Wind force - bft 1)
| | Winddirection: | North | | Atmospheric pressure: | 1010 mb
| | Humidity: | 100 %
| | Daylength at 17 January 2019: | 5 hour and 16 minutes | | Sunrise: | 11:45 Europe/Amsterdam | | Sunset: | 17:01 Europe/Amsterdam |
Weather-page: Iceland
Climate: Temperature and Precipitation
Transport on your island-holiday| Directly accessible from Western Europe (The Netherlands) by plane: | Yes | | International airport present : | Yes | | Accessible by car: | Yes | | Distance from Western Europe (The Netherlands) (rough estimate): | 2540 km | | Ferry connection - Car - Car - with mainland: | Yes | | Boat Connection - pedestrian - with mainland: | Yes | | Ferry - Car - connect with another island - Island hopping: | Yes | | Boat Connection - pedestrian - with another island: | Yes | | Bicycle facilities: | Yes |
island-Sights, island-Tourism - island-attractions
island accommodation: Hotel ,Holiday Home, Camping  Hotel |
Hotel at IJsland booking.com
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 Hotel | 1) Reykjav
| | Holiday Home | | | Bed & Breakfast | | | accommodation-page | Iceland
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Social media - Multimedia
 Videos youtube Iceland
 Photos (Flickr) of the place Iceland
Bings maps Iceland
Mapquest Iceland
Loc.Alize.us Iceland
Landuse Iceland
| Forest |
318.1 km2 |
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| Nature |
63152.1 km2 |
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| Agriculture |
2498.7 km2 |
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| Wet nature |
6844.9 km2 |
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| Water |
230.7 km2 |
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| Urban area |
347.3 km2 |
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| Infrastructure |
35.3 km2 |
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| Viticulture |
0 km2 |
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| Rock outcrop |
26364.7 km2 |
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