| Surface area of Iceland, km2 |
103.000 |
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| Territorial waters, km2 |
758.000 |
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| Coastline, km |
4.970 |
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| Distances between Iceland and ... , km |
|
| Greenland |
287 |
| Faroe Islands |
420 |
| Jan Mayen |
550 |
| Scotland |
798 |
| Norway |
970 |
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| Vegetative land, lakes, glaciers and wastelands, km |
|
| Whole country |
103.000 |
| Vegetative land |
23.805 |
| Lakes |
2.757 |
| Glaciers |
11.922 |
| Wastelands |
64.538 |
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| Surface depending on height above sea level, km2 |
|
| Whole country |
103.000 |
| 0-200 metres |
24.700 |
| 201-400 metres |
18.400 |
| 401-600 metres |
22.200 |
| 601 metres and more |
37.700 |
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| Biggest lakes km2 |
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| Þórisvatn (storage reservoir) |
83-88 |
| Þingvallavatn |
82 |
| Lögurinn |
53 |
| Mývatn |
37 |
| Hvítárvatn |
30 |
| Hóp |
30 |
| Langisjór |
26 |
| Kvíslavatn (storage reservoir) |
20 |
| Sultartangalón (storage reservoir) |
19 |
| Grænalón |
18 |
| Skorradalsvatn |
15 |
| Sigöldulón (storage reservoir) |
14 |
| Apavatn |
13 |
| Svínavatn |
12 |
| Öskjuvatn |
11 |
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| Deepest lakes, metres |
|
| Jökulsárlón in Breiðamerkursandur |
260 |
| Öskjuvatn |
220 |
| Hvalvatn |
160 |
| Þingvallavatn |
114 |
| Þórisvatn |
113 |
| Lögurinn |
112 |
| Kleifarvatn |
97 |
| Hvítárvatn |
84 |
| Langisjór |
75 |
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| Average flow in rivers, area of measure, m3/sek |
| Ölfusá, Selfoss |
423 |
| Þjórsá, Urriðafoss |
370 |
| Kúðafljót, Kúðaós |
250 |
| Jökulsá á Dal, Héraðsflói |
205 |
| Jökulsá á Fjöllum, Axarfjörður |
183 |
| Tungnaá, Sultartangi |
175 |
| Lagarfljót, Héraðsflói |
130 |
| Skaftá, Skaftárdalur |
122 |
| Skeiðarár, Skaftafell |
110 |
| Héraðsvötn, Skagafjörður |
108 |
| Sog, Ljósafoss |
108 |
| Hólsá, Rangársandur |
100 |
| Skjálfandafljót, Skjálfandi |
95 |
| Hvítá, Borgarförður |
89 |
| Markarfljót, Krossandur |
85 |
| Blanda, Blönduós |
60 |
| Laxá in S-Þing.,Skjálfandi |
60 |
| Eyjafjarðará, Eyjafjörður |
45 |
| Hofsá, Vopnafjörður |
44 |
| Fnjóská, Eyjafjörður |
43 |
| Kreppa, Kreppubrú |
42 |
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| Waterfalls, metres |
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| Glymur in Botnsá |
190 |
| Háifoss in Fossá |
122 |
| Hengifoss in Hengifossá |
110 |
| Seljalandsfoss in Seljalandsá |
65 |
| Skógafoss in Skógá |
62 |
| Dettifoss in Jökulsá á Fjöllum |
44 |
| Gullfoss in Hvítá |
32 |
| Hrauneyjafoss in Tungnaá |
29 |
| Hjálparfoss in Fossá |
13 |
| Reykjafoss in Svartá in Skagafjörður |
13 |
| Goðafoss íinSkjálfandafljót |
12 |
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| Islands, km2 |
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| Heimaey |
13,4 |
| Hrísey in Eyjafjörður |
8 |
| Hjörsey in Faxaflói |
5,5 |
| Grímsey |
5,3 |
| Flatey in Skjálfandi |
2,8 |
| Málmey |
2,4 |
| Papey |
2 |
| Viðey |
1,7 |
| Surtsey |
1,6 |
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| Glaciers, km2 |
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| Vatnajökull |
8.300 |
| Langjökull |
953 |
| Hofsjökull |
925 |
| Mýrdalsjökull |
596 |
| Drangajökull |
160 |
| Eyjafjallajökull |
78 |
| Tungnafellsjökull |
48 |
| Þórisjökull |
32 |
| Eiríksjökull |
22 |
| Þrándarjökull |
22 |
| Tindafjallajökull |
19 |
| Torfajökull |
15 |
| Snæfellsjökull |
11 |
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| Rivers, length in km |
|
| Þjórsá |
230 |
| Jökulsá á Fjöllum |
206 |
| Ölfusá/ Hvítá |
185 |
| Skjálfandafljót |
178 |
| Jökulsá á Dal |
150 |
| Lagarfljót |
140 |
| Héraðsvötn |
130 |
| Blanda |
125 |
| Fnjóská |
117 |
| Hvítá in Borgarfjörður |
117 |
| Kúðafljót |
115 |
| Markarfljót |
100 |
| Laxá in S-Þingeyjasýsla |
93 |
| Víðidalsá |
91 |
| Hofsá, Vopnafjörður |
85 |
| Vatnsdalsá |
74 |
| Hólsá |
71 |
| Eyjafjarðará |
60 |
| Skeiðará |
30 |
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| Biggest river basins, km2 |
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| Jökulsá á Fjöllum |
7.750 |
| Þjórsá |
7.530 |
| Ölfusá/ Hvítá |
6.100 |
| Skjálfandafljót |
3.860 |
| Jökulsá á Dal |
3.700 |
| Héraðsvötn |
3.650 |
| Hvítá in Borgarfjörður |
3.550 |
| Lagarfljót |
2.900 |
| Kúðafljót |
2.400 |
| Blanda |
2370 |
| Laxá in S-Þingeyjarsýsla |
2150 |
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| Height of mountains, metres |
|
| Hvannadalshnúkur |
2.109,60 |
| Bárðarbunga |
2.000 |
| Kverkfjöll |
1.920 |
| Snæfell |
1.833 |
| Hofsjökull |
1.765 |
| Herðubreið |
1.682 |
| Eiríksjökull |
1.675 |
| Eyjafjallajökull |
1.666 |
| Tungnafellsjökull |
1.540 |
| Kerling |
1.538 |
| Þorvaldsfell in Askja |
1.510 |
| Hekla |
1.491 |
| Mýrdalsjökull |
1.480 |
| Kerlingarfjöll, Snækollur |
1.477 |
| Tindafjallajökull |
1.462 |
| Trölladyngja |
1.460 |
| Snæfellsjökull |
1.446 |
| Geitlandsjökull in Langjökull |
1.400 |
| Þórisjökull |
1.350 |
| Smjörfjöll |
1.251 |
| Ok |
1.198 |
| Torfajökull |
1.190 |
| Kaldbakur in Eyjaförður |
1.167 |
| Mælifellshnjúkur |
1.138 |
| Dyrfjöll |
1.136 |
| Búlandstindur |
1.069 |
| Skjaldbreiður |
1.060 |
| Kaldbakur in the West Fjords |
998 |
| Tindastóll |
989 |
| Baula |
934 |
| Snjófríð on Gláma |
920 |
| Esja |
914 |
| Klifatindur |
888 |
| Lómagnúpur |
767 |
| Source: Landmælingar Íslands, Orkustofnun og Raunvísindastofnun Háskólans. |
| Landshagir 2001. |
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