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Coordinates:	long: -20.27197 lat : 63.43142
Coordinates (gr,min,sec): WGS84	long: -20°16'1.9074 lat : 63°25'53.1012
Surface area:	13.3 km² (0.035 x Isle of Wight)
Length coastline:	23.7 km
Average height:	0 metre
Length island:	4.8 km
Maximum width island (estimate):	1.8 km
Name :	Storholl (105 metre)
Orientation island:	Northwest - South-southeast

Local native name:	Heimaey
Archipelago (island group):
Neighboring islands (Island hopping):	1) Bjarnarey 1.8 km EastNorthEast 2) Iceland 9.4 km NorthNorthEast 3) Surtsey 18 km SouthWest 4) Viðey 109 km NorthWest 5) Hjörsey 155.5 km NorthWest 6) Brokey 208.7 km NorthNorthWest 7) Flatey 248.5 km NorthNorthWest 8) Skáley 249 km NorthNorthWest 9) Drangey 278.5 km North 10) Málmey 285.4 km North 11) Hrísey 294.9 km NorthNorthEast 12) Vigur 313.6 km NorthNorthWest 13) Æðey 315.1 km NorthNorthWest 14) Flatey 321.5 km NorthNorthEast 15) Papey 322.1 km EastNorthEast 16) Grímsey 358.5 km NorthNorthEast 17) Bjarnarey 384.3 km NorthEast 18) Mykines 657.4 km East 19) Vágar 665.9 km East 20) Streymoy 672.5 km East 21) Eysturoy 677.8 km East 22) Kalsoy 690.8 km East 23) Koltur 693.5 km East 24) Kunoy 696.5 km East 25) Hestur 698.5 km East
Country:
Country-section:
Location in Country:
Name :
Name :
Main place:	Heimaey
Places portal2europe (sister website):	Vestmannaeyjar (NorthNorthEast)
Location Main place:	North
Sea:
Lake:
Distance to main land:	970 km
Nearest Country:
Type Rock outcrop:	rocky surface
island-Type:	island in sea
Remarks:

The weather type in Vestmannaeyjar	broken clouds
Current temperature:	4 degrees Celcius
Precipitation last 3 hours:	No precipitation
Wind:	4.63 meter per second (Wind force - bft 3)
Winddirection:	West
Atmospheric pressure:	1012 mb
Humidity:	87 %
Daylength at 18 April 2024:	15 hour and 20 minutes
Sunrise:	07:40 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset:	22:59 Europe/Amsterdam

Weather-page: Heimaey

Vestmannaeyjar - IS (longitude: -20.272, latitude: 63.4314)
Distance weather station to the center island (direction NNW): 0.5 km

17:00
5 degrees Celcius
1013 mbar
broken clouds weericoon

20:00
5 degrees Celcius
1015 mbar
light rain weericoon

23:00
4 degrees Celcius
1017 mbar
broken clouds weericoon

2:00
4 degrees Celcius
1018 mbar
broken clouds weericoon

5:00
3 degrees Celcius
1019 mbar
broken clouds weericoon

Directly accessible from Western Europe (The Netherlands) by plane:	No
International airport present :	No
Accessible by car:	Yes
Distance from Western Europe (The Netherlands) (rough estimate):	2600 km
Ferry connection - Car - Car - with mainland:	Yes
Boat Connection - pedestrian - with mainland:	Yes
Ferry - Car - connect with another island - Island hopping:	Yes
Boat Connection - pedestrian - with another island:	Yes
Bicycle facilities:	Yes