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For a detailed description of this island, see our info-island-page:Iceland

Coordinates:	long: -18.24804 lat : 65.12404
Coordinates (gr,min,sec): WGS84	long: -18°14'52.9296 lat : 65°7'26.5368
Surface area:	99791.8 km² (262.783 x Isle of Wight)
Length coastline:	5000 km
Average height:	522 metre
Length island:	516 km
Maximum width island (estimate):	311 km
Name :	Vulkaan Öræfajökull (2110 metre)
Orientation island:	West - East

Habited:	Yes
Number of inhabitants:	368720
Population density:	3.50 inh/km2
Important places (direction):	Akureyri (N), Kopavogur (ZW), Egilsstadir (O)

Local native name:	Ísland
Neighboring islands (Island hopping):	1) Viðey 0.566 km NorthEast 2) Æðey 0.688 km SouthSouthWest 3) Bjarnarey 0.725 km East 4) Vigur 2 km NorthEast 5) Hjörsey 2.4 km South 6) Brokey 2.6 km NorthWest 7) Flatey 2.6 km NorthNorthEast 8) Málmey 3.1 km NorthNorthWest 9) Hrísey 3.1 km North 10) Papey 5.1 km SouthSouthEast 11) Skáley 6.8 km SouthSouthEast 12) Drangey 6.9 km NorthNorthEast 13) Bjarnarey 9.2 km South 14) Heimaey 9.4 km SouthSouthWest 15) Flatey 15.1 km SouthSouthWest 16) Surtsey 32.2 km SouthWest 17) Grímsey 40.6 km North 18) Mykines 429.7 km EastSouthEast 19) Streymoy 430.5 km SouthEast 20) Eysturoy 433.6 km SouthEast 21) Vágar 434.1 km SouthEast 22) Kalsoy 441.1 km SouthEast 23) Kunoy 445.9 km SouthEast 24) Viðoy 448.7 km EastSouthEast 25) Borðoy 450.2 km EastSouthEast
Country:	Iceland
Main place:	Reykjavík
Location Main place:	Southwest
Sea:	Atlantic Ocean
Distance to main land:	980 km
Nearest Country:	Norway
Type Water:	vulcanic
island-Type:	island in sea

The weather type in Iceland	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	-13 degrees Celcius
Precipitation last 3 hours:	No precipitation
Wind:	1.82 meter per second (Wind force - bft 2)
Winddirection:	Northeast
Atmospheric pressure:	993 mb
Humidity:	99 %
Daylength at 15 January 2026:	4 hour and 58 minutes
Sunrise:	11:53 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset:	16:50 Europe/Amsterdam

Weather-page: Iceland

Iceland - IS (longitude: -18.248, latitude: 65.124)
Distance weather station to the center island (direction NNO): 19.69 km

4:00
-13 degrees Celcius
992 mbar
overcast clouds weericoon

7:00
-12 degrees Celcius
992 mbar
overcast clouds weericoon

10:00
-12 degrees Celcius
993 mbar
overcast clouds weericoon

13:00
-9 degrees Celcius
992 mbar
overcast clouds weericoon

16:00
-9 degrees Celcius
993 mbar
light snow weericoon

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