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    Iceland

    65°24′N 22°37′W

    Sviðnur

    Sviðnur (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈsvɪðnʏr̥] ) is an uninhabited island in the Skáleyjar region of Westfjords, Iceland. The part of Vestureyjum archipelago.

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    Sviðnur (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈsvɪðnʏr̥] ) is an uninhabited island in the Skáleyjar region of Westfjords, Iceland. The part of Vestureyjum archipelago. The island has about one kilometer in length.

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    Census, cataloged

    • Major islands0
    • Minor islands0
    • Islets21
    • Rocks & skerries1

    Islets

    21

    Rocks & skerries

    1

    Figures

    Comparative heights

    Sea level2 m4 m6 m8 m8 mHeimaey8 mStóra-Gimburey8 mLitla-Gimburey6 mLangey6 mHamarsey5 mLangeyjarhólmi5 mSyðri-Gimbureyjarhólmi4 mHamarshólmi4 mVestari-Gimbureyjarhólmi3 mLangaflaga3 mYtri-Dyrhólmi3 mGimbureyjarflaga3 mHeimsti-Strákur2 mDyrasker
    High points by island, metres above sea level.

    Islands by area

    0.00010.0010.010.1Heimaey: 0.08 km²HeimaeyLangey: 0.06 km²LangeyStóra-Gimburey: 0.06 km²Stóra-GimbureyHamarsey: 0.03 km²HamarseyLitla-Gimburey: 0.01 km²Litla-GimbureyLangeyjarhólmi: 0.01 km²LangeyjarhólmiHamarshólmi: 0.7 haHamarshólmiVestari-Gimbureyjarhólmi: 0.6 haVestari-Gimbureyj…Dyrasker: 0.5 haDyraskerLangaflaga: 0.5 haLangaflagaYtri-Dyrhólmi: 0.5 haYtri-DyrhólmiTófuflaga: 0.5 haTófuflagaInnsti-Strákur: 0.4 haInnsti-StrákurSyðsti-Strákur: 0.4 haSyðsti-StrákurSyðri-Gimbureyjarhólmi: 0.4 haSyðri-Gimbureyjar…Gimbureyjarflaga: 0.4 haGimbureyjarflagaHeimsti-Strákur: 0.3 haHeimsti-StrákurYsti-Strákur: 0.2 haYsti-StrákurInnri-Dyrhólmi: 0.2 haInnri-DyrhólmiNorðurflaga: 0.2 haNorðurflagaEiríksflaga: 0.1 haEiríksflagaMið-Strákur: <0.1 haMið-Strákur
    km², log scale
    Heimaey0.08 km²
    Langey0.06 km²
    Stóra-Gimburey0.06 km²
    Hamarsey0.03 km²
    Litla-Gimburey0.01 km²
    Langeyjarhólmi0.01 km²
    Hamarshólmi0.7 ha
    Vestari-Gimbureyjarhólmi0.6 ha
    Dyrasker0.5 ha
    Langaflaga0.5 ha
    Ytri-Dyrhólmi0.5 ha
    Tófuflaga0.5 ha
    Innsti-Strákur0.4 ha
    Syðsti-Strákur0.4 ha
    Syðri-Gimbureyjarhólmi0.4 ha
    Gimbureyjarflaga0.4 ha
    Heimsti-Strákur0.3 ha
    Ysti-Strákur0.2 ha
    Innri-Dyrhólmi0.2 ha
    Norðurflaga0.2 ha
    Eiríksflaga0.1 ha
    Mið-Strákur<0.1 ha

    Sources

    Facts

    • Geometry, areas and high points: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Copernicus GLO-30, via Talus.
    • Wikidata
    • Talus
    • Wikipedia