Hagskýrslur - Hagtöluárbækur - 01.01.1976, Blaðsíða 17

Landið
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1-1. HNATTSTA ÐA LANDSINS OG FLATARMÁL.
Geographical position and area.
Staður Hnattstaða
1 2
Allt landið/Iceland
Syðsti staður/southernmost point Surtsey................... 63 ' 11, 5' n.br.
Nyrsti " /northernmost " Kolbeinsey.................. 67' 08,8' n.br.
Austasti ” /eastemmost " Hvalbakur................... 13' 16,6' v.l.
Vestasti " /westernmost " Bjargtangar ................ 24' 32,1 v.l.
Meginlandið/the mainland
Syðsti staður Kötlutangi.................. 63' 23,4' n.br.
Nyrsti " Hraunhafeartangi ........... 66' 32,2' n.br.
Austasti " Gerpir...................... 13’ 29,6^ v. 1.
Vestasti " Bjargtangar ................ 24' 32, l' v. 1.
Flatarmál landsins, km2/area of Iceland, sq. km .... 103000
Flatarmál sjávar innan fiskveiðilandhelgi, km2 / sea
area within fisheries limit, sq. km.................. 758000
Strandlína landsins, km/coast line, km ................ 4970
Fjarlægð næstu nágrannalanda, km/distance ofnearest
countries, km :
Grænland/Greenland ..................................... 287
Færeyjar/Faroe Islands.................................. 420
Jan Mayen/Jan Mayen..................................... 550
Skotland/Scotland....................................... 798
Noregur/Norway ......................................... 970
Headings: 1: Name. 2: Geographical position.
1-2. STÆRSTU STÖÐUVÖTN.
1-3. HELSTU EYJAR OG JÖKLAR.
Largest lakes.
Flatarmál, km 2 Mesta dýpi, m Hæð yfir sjó, m
1 2 3
Þingvallavatn ... 84 114 101
Þórisvatn 82 113 576
Lögurinn 53 112 20
Myvam 37 5 278
Hvftárvatn 30 84 421
Hópið 29 8, 5 1
Langisjór 27 75 660
Grænalón 18
Skorradalsvatn .. 15 48 57
Apavatn 14 4 59
Svínavatn 12 39 123
Öskjuvatn 11 220 1050
Höfðavatn 10 6 1
Kleifarvatn 10 97 140
Vesturhópsvatn .. 10 28 19
*) Breytilegt, 500-600 m/variable, 500-600 m.
Headings: 1: Area, sq. km. 2: Maximum depth,
metres. 3: Elevation above sea level, metres.
Principal islands and glaciers.
Eyjar/islands
Heimaey...........
Hrísey á Eyjafirði .
Hjörsey f Faxaflóa.
Grfmsey ..........
Flatey a Skjálfanda
Málmey............
Surtsey...........
Papey ............
Viðey.............
km2
13,4
8, 0
5, 5
5.3
2, 8
2.4
2,1
2, 0
1, 7
Jöklar/glaciers
Vatnajökull ......................... 8456
Langjökull........................... 1021
Hofsjökull ........................... 994
Mýrdalsjökull ........................ 695
Drangajökull.......................... 199
Eyjafjallajökull...................... 107
Tungnafellsjökull...................... 50
Þórisjökull............................ 34
Þrándarjökuíl.......................... 27
Tindfjallajökull ...................... 27
Eirfksjökull .......................... 23
Torfajökull ........................... 21