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Flugvélaflak á Sólheimasandi

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Elevation, modelled
80 m
Tallest summit within 16.8 miles
Hámundur1,666 m · 13.5 mi
Nearest byway
Ring Road2.0 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
23:38local time
Coordinates
63.4591, -19.3650

Flugvélaflak á Sólheimasandi is a attraction, at a modelled 80 m. Hámundur stands 1,666 m to the northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Pétursey, a peak 3.0 miles away. Ring Road passes 2.0 miles off.

The Douglas R4D-8, a Super DC-3 of the US Navy, had to land in November 1973. All 7 crew members survived. The plane was abandoned.

accident of a Douglas DC-3 at Sólheimasandur in 1973

Wikidata Q24297011, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.8 miles of Flugvélaflak á Sólheimasandi. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
HámundurNW 325°1,666 m13.5 mi
GuðnasteinnNW 323°1,500 m14.3 mi
GoðasteinnNW 324°1,497 m15.0 mi
Hábunga MýrdalsjökulsNE 48°1,495 m12.0 mi
MerkurtungnahausNNW 345°868 m13.7 mi
SkaratungnahausNNW 341°856 m14.4 mi
MófellN 359°853 m16.6 mi
JökulshöfuðENE 62°845 m14.1 mi

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 33
Attractions: 19
Lighthouses: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2018:3019:32
June solstice03:0121:5123:38
September equinox07:0118:2019:21
December solstice11:0215:31

Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).

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