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Þingvallavatn

99 m325 ft
Max depth
114 m
Tonight
-3°CFog · Wind 9 km/h N

Þingvallavatn is a lake at 99 m above sea level in Southern Region, Iceland.

All facts
Surface elevation
99 m
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3D map

Þingvallavatn 3D map

Drag to orbit · click, then scroll to zoom (or Ctrl/⌘ + scroll) · One finger scrolls the page · two fingers orbit and zoom · 4 × 4 km

Surface
Vertical scale
Topographic map

Þingvallavatn terrain and contours

5 m contours from the Copernicus GLO-30 terrain model. Click two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.Tap two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.

Index contours every 25 mShowing west → east through the centre

Þingvallavatn elevation profile

West → east through the centre

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Weather

Þingvallavatn weather

Tonight · Fog · -3°C (27°F) · Wind 9 km/h N

Þingvallavatn forecast for about 99 m.

  • Tonight-3°–9 km/h N
  • Sat-3°1°–21 km/h NW
  • Sun-4°0°–22 km/h NW
  • Mon-2°0°–11 km/h NW
  • Tue0°1°0.1 mm14 km/h NW
  • Wed1°3°46.5 mm32 km/h SE
  • Thu3°9°26.2 mm42 km/h SE
  • Fri3°3°9.9 mm22 km/h E
  • Sat0°4°0.1 mm4 km/h N
  • Sun1°1°0.1 mm9 km/h E

Forecast data: MET Norway, CC BY 4.0; daily low and high, precipitation total and strongest wind from the hourly data, model run Oct 23, 23:19 UTC.

Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Þingvallavatn

Campsites, parking, trailheads and mountain huts mapped in OpenStreetMap around Þingvallavatn, nearest first, by straight-line distance. Check access, fees and permits locally.

All mapped places 4
PlaceDistance
Parking6.2 km NNW
Parking7.1 km N
Parking7.1 km NNE
VatnskotCampsite7.1 km NNE
Slope

Slope

Share of the 4 × 4 km view by steepness, from the 30 m model.

Mostly gentle: 98% of the view is under 15°.

Gentle, 0–15°
98.2%
Moderate, 15–30°
1.5%
Steep, 30–45°
0.2%
Cliffs, 45° and over
0.0%
Steeper than 30°
0.2% of the 16 km² view
Relief in view
70 m low point 97 m
Land cover

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Water 97.2%Grassland 2.1%Bare rock / sparse 0.6%

Snow & ice means glaciers and year-round snow (a yearly average), not today’s snow cover.

Where it sits

Where Þingvallavatn sits

Region
Southern Region20Iceland45Europe2,143
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Nearby places

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Sources

Data sources

Terrain
Produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved. The European Union, ESA, DLR and Airbus incur no liability for any use of this data and do not endorse this service.
Imagery
Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026 (scene 2026-09-08)
Land cover
© ESA WorldCover project 2021 / Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2021) processed by ESA WorldCover consortium
Facts
Wikidata (CC0)
Camping & parking, Geometry
© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
Wildlife
iNaturalist community observations, counts only
Panorama
Includes Copernicus WorldDEM-90 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved. The European Union, ESA, DLR and Airbus incur no liability for any use of this data and do not endorse this service.
Forecast
Weather forecast from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0)
Sources
Official website · Wikidata · GeoNames · Wikipedia