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Kirkjan

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Elevation, modelled
165 m
Tallest summit within 12.5 miles
Syðstasúla1,093 m · 5.9 mi
Nearest byway
Ring Road16.7 mi off
Sunset, March equinox
19:39local time
Coordinates
64.2532, -21.1187

Kirkjan is a attraction, at a modelled 165 m. Syðstasúla stands 1,093 m to the north-northwest, 5.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Sandbrekkan, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. Ring Road passes 17 miles off.

Swimming through it feels as if you are flying above the majestic landscape of the fissure. You can see the 100-metre long and 23-metre deep walls which even rise above the surface at some points. It looks like a massive, ancient cathedral

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.5 miles of Kirkjan. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
SyðstasúlaNNW 348°1,093 m5.9 mi
MiðsúlaN 352°1,086 m6.4 mi
VestursúlaNNW 343°1,086 m7.2 mi
HáasúlaN 354°1,023 m7.4 mi
SúlnabergN 359°954 m6.6 mi
SkefilfjöllENE 70°897 m10.4 mi
KlukkutindarENE 70°880 m11.8 mi
KálfstindarE 85°877 m8.6 mi

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls
Peaks
Attractions: 33
Historic sites: 26
Hot springs: 12
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2718:3519:39
June solstice02:5022:0500:04
September equinox07:0718:2519:29
December solstice11:2215:25

Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).

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