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Maður og kona

Maður og kona from directly overhead

Maður og kona is an artwork, at a modelled elevation of 71 m. Esja stands 914 m to the east-northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Trúarbrögðin, a artwork 0.2 miles away. Ring Road passes 6.3 miles off.

What the record says

Built
1989
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates64.15355, -21.98661

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Historic sites
Peaks
  • Öskjuhlíð: 2.6 mi
  • Laugarás: 3.7 mi
  • Nónhæð: 4.8 mi
  • Hnoðraholt: 5.3 mi
  • Hvarfshólar: 5.9 mi
Waterfalls: 55
  • Búrfoss: 4.8 mi
  • Sjávarfoss: 4.8 mi
  • Ullarfoss: 5.1 mi
  • Skáfossar: 5.4 mi
  • Stórifoss: 5.5 mi
Attractions: 50
Nature reserves: 39
  • Valhúsahæð: 0.3 mi
  • Grótta: 1.3 mi
  • Akurey: 1.4 mi
  • Kasthúsatjörn: 2.9 mi
  • Fjaran við Kasthúsatjörn: 3.0 mi
Parks: 38
Springs: 15
  • Skátalaug: 17.3 mi
  • Hot spring: 20.8 mi
  • Mud Pot: 21.8 mi
  • Mud Pot: 21.8 mi
  • Mud Pot: 21.8 mi
Cliffs: 10
  • Virkið: 3.8 mi
  • Gálgaklettar: 4.0 mi
  • Langahlíð: 13.6 mi
  • Lambafellsgjá: 13.9 mi
  • Lambafellsgjá: 13.9 mi
Gardens: 5
Picnic sites: 2
  • Vífilsstaðahlíð: 7.2 mi
  • Hjallaflatir: 8.4 mi
Hot springs: 2
Lighthouses: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Langisandur: 11.4 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.7 miles of Maður og kona. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
EsjaENE 57°914 m11.8 mi
HátindurENE 61°909 m13.2 mi
KambshornNE 51°851 m9.1 mi
GunnlaugsskarðENE 62°843 m11.5 mi
ÞverfellshornENE 56°840 m9.9 mi
GeirmundartindurN 6°643 m13.2 mi
AkrafjallN 9°602 m13.3 mi
HáihnúkurN 6°553 m11.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3018:3919:42
June solstice02:5622:0800:05
September equinox07:1118:2919:32
December solstice11:23—15:30

Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/6279527360

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