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Breiðamerkursandur

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Elevation, modelled
0 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles
Hvannadalshnúkur2,110 m · 15.2 mi
Nearest byway
Ring Road0.3 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
23:39local time
Coordinates
64.0431, -16.1782

Breiðamerkursandur is a beach, at a modelled 0 m. Hvannadalshnúkur stands 2,110 m to the west, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Fellsfjall, a peak 6.0 miles away. Ring Road passes 0.3 miles off. 70 named places lie within 25 miles, 49 of them named summits.

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Breiðamerkursandur. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
HvannadalshnúkurW 263°2,110 m15.2 mi
SveinstindurW 260°2,059 m13.4 mi
DyrhamarW 261°1,917 m16.0 mi
Hrútfjallstindar - hátindurW 272°1,877 m17.1 mi
Hrútfjallstindar - miðtindurW 271°1,861 m17.1 mi
Hrútfjallstindar - suðurtindurW 271°1,860 m17.2 mi
Vestari hnappurWSW 252°1,849 m14.7 mi
ÞuríðartindurW 281°1,741 m14.2 mi

Overlooks nearby

70 named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls: 13
Museums: 4
Historic sites: 3
Attractions: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:1619:19
June solstice02:3521:4423:39
September equinox06:4818:0619:09
December solstice10:5815:09

Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).

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