Hagskýrslur - Hagtöluárbækur - 01.01.1984, 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 ' 17, 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. 1.
Meginlandið/the mainland
Syðsti staður Kötlutangi................ 63' 23,4^ n.br.
Nyrsti " Hraunhafnartangi ............ 66' 32,2' n.br.
Austasti " Gerpir....................... 13" 29,6^ v.l.
Vestasti " Bjargtangar .............. 24' 32, l' v.l.
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. HELSTU STÖÐUVÖTN.
Principal lakes.
Flatarmál, Mesta dýpi, Hæð yfir
km2 m sjó, m
1 2 3
Þingvallavam ... 84 114 101
Þórisvatn 82 113 576
Lögurinn 53 112 20
Myvatn 37 5 278
Hvitárvatn 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
Höföavatn 10 6 1
Kleifarvatn 10 97 140
Vesturhópsvatn .. Jökulsárlón^JEiða- 10 28 19
merkursandi 8 150** 4
Hvalvatn 4 160 386
Breytilegt, 500-600 m/variable, 500-600m.
Lægsti staður landsins/lowest pointinlceland.
Headings: 1: Area, sq. km. 2:Maximum depth,
metres. 3: Elevation above sea level, metres.
1-3. HELSTU EYJAR OG JÖKLAR.
Principal islands and glaciers.
Eyjar/islands
km2
Heimaey......................... 13,4
Hrísey á Eyjafirði ............. 8,0
Hjörsey í Faxaflóa.............. 5, 5
Grímsey......................... 5,3
Flatey a Skjálfanda ............ 2, 8
Málmey.......................... 2,4
Papey........................... 2, 0
Surtsey......................... 1,9
Viðey........................... 1, 7
Jöklar/glaciers
Vatnajökull ......................... 8456
Langjökull........................... 1021
Hqfsiökull ........................... 994
Mýrdalsjökull ........................ 695
Drangajökull.......................... 199
Eyjayallajökull....................... 107
Tungnafellsjökull...................... 50
Þórisjökull............................ 34
Þrándarjökull.......................... 27
Tindfjallajökull ...................... 27
Eiriksjökull .......................... 23
Torfajökull ........................... 21