Traveling Luck for Sandskarð (IC06), Iceland Iceland flag

The timezone in Sandskard is Atlantic/Reykjavik
Morning Sunrise at 10:57 and Evening Sunset at 15:16. It's Dark
Rough GPS position Latitude. 63.8833°, Longitude. -16.6000°

Weather near Sandskarð Last report from Akurnes, 85km away

Weather shower(s) rain mist Temperature: 3°C / 37°F
Wind: 26.5km/h Southwest
Cloud: Scattered at 2200ft Scattered at 4100ft

Satellite map of Sandskarð and it's surroudings...

Geographic features & Photographs around Sandskarð in (IC06), Iceland

mountain an elevation standing high above the surrounding area with small summit area, steep slopes and local relief of 300m or more.

stream a body of running water moving to a lower level in a channel on land.

farm a tract of land with associated buildings devoted to agriculture.

populated place a city, town, village, or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work.

Accommodation around Sandskarð

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inlet a narrow waterway extending into the land, or connecting a bay or lagoon with a larger body of water.

peak a pointed elevation atop a mountain, ridge, or other hypsographic feature.

headland a high projection of land extending into a large body of water beyond the line of the coast.

island a tract of land, smaller than a continent, surrounded by water at high water.

pass a break in a mountain range or other high obstruction, used for transportation from one side to the other [See also gap].

glacier(s) a mass of ice, usually at high latitudes or high elevations, with sufficient thickness to flow away from the source area in lobes, tongues, or masses.

rock a conspicuous, isolated rocky mass.

valley an elongated depression usually traversed by a stream.

point a tapering piece of land projecting into a body of water, less prominent than a cape.

cove(s) a small coastal indentation, smaller than a bay.

promontory(-ies) a bluff or prominent hill overlooking or projecting into a lowland.

grazing area an area of grasses and shrubs used for grazing.

hill a rounded elevation of limited extent rising above the surrounding land with local relief of less than 300m.

icecap a dome-shaped mass of glacial ice covering an area of mountain summits or other high lands; smaller than an ice sheet.

islands tracts of land, smaller than a continent, surrounded by water at high water.

slope(s) a surface with a relatively uniform slope angle.

sand area a tract of land covered with sand.

administrative division an administrative division of a country, undifferentiated as to administrative level.

dune(s) a wave form, ridge or star shape feature composed of sand.

lagoon a shallow coastal waterbody, completely or partly separated from a larger body of water by a barrier island, coral reef or other depositional feature.

ridge(s) a long narrow elevation with steep sides, and a more or less continuous crest.

cliff(s) a high, steep to perpendicular slope overlooking a waterbody or lower area.

heath an upland moor or sandy area dominated by low shrubby vegetation including heather.


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