Akranes geodata
Akranes (West) is a populated place; located in Iceland in Atlantic/Reykjavik (GMT+0) time zone. With population of 6,612 people, there are 6 cities with bigger population in this country. Compared to other cities in Iceland, 52.2% of cities are located further ↑North; 73.9% of cities are located further →East and 71.7% of cities have higher elevation than Akranes. Note1
Akranes GPS coordinates[2]
64° 19' 18.444" North, 22° 4' 29.64" West
| Map corner | latitude | longitude |
|---|---|---|
| Upper-left | 64.62479°, | -22.77803° |
| Center: | 64.32179°, | -22.0749° |
| Lower-right: | 64.01542°, | -21.37178° |
| Map W x H: | 67.8×67.8 km | = 42.1×42.1mi |
| max Lat: | 66.15917° ⇑52.2% North |
| Akranes: | 64.32179° |
| min Lat: | ⇓47.8% South 63.44273° |
| min Long | Akranes | max Long |
| -23.99596° | -22.0749° | -13.68368° |
| W 26.1%⇐ | ⇒73.9% E |
Elevation
Elevation of Akranes is 8 m = 26 ft, and this is 13.3 m = 44 ft below average elevation for this country.
| Max E: |
105 m = 344 ft | 71.7% |
| Avg. | 21.3 m = 70 ft | |
| Akranes | 8 m = 26 ft | |
Min E: |
1 m = 3 ft | 28.3% |
See also: Iceland elevation on elevation.city.
Geographical zone
Akranes is located in North temperate zone (between Tropic of Cancer and the Arctic Circle). Distance of this North polar circle is 249.3 km =154.9 mi to North.| Distance of | km | miles | from Akranes |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Pole | 2855.1 | 1774.1 | to North |
| Arctic Circle | 249.3 | 154.9 | to North |
| Tropic Cancer | 4546 | 2824.8 | to South |
| Equator | 7151.9 | 4444 | to South |
Nearby cities:
15 places around Akranes: (largest is in red/bold)
• Borgarnes
25.2 km =15.7 mi, 
17°
• Garðabær
26.9 km =16.7 mi, 
164°
• Garður
39.7 km =24.7 mi, 
224°
• Grundarhverfi
14.6 km =9.1 mi, 
128°
• Hafnarfjörður
29.1 km =18.1 mi, 
166°
• Hveragerði
56 km =34.8 mi, 129°
• Keflavík
42.4 km =26.3 mi, 
213°
• Kópavogur
24.6 km =15.3 mi, 161°
• Mosfellsbær
25 km =15.5 mi, 133°
• Reykjanesbær
43 km =26.7 mi, 213°
• Reykjavík
22.5 km =14 mi, 157°
• Sandgerði
44 km =27.3 mi, 224°
• Seltjarnarnes
19.2 km =11.9 mi, 168°
• Vogar
40.7 km =25.3 mi, 
201°
• Álftanes
24.8 km =15.4 mi, 173°
Sources, notices
• [Note1] Compared only with cities in Iceland existing in our database
• [Src1] Map data: © OpenStreetMap contributors (CC-BY-SA)
• [Src2] Other city data from geonames.org with taken over terms of usage.
• [Src3] Geographical zone / Annual Mean Temperature by Robert A. Rohde @ Wikipedia
