Northwestern Region

Vatnsdalur

Floor2 m7 ft

Depth: 348 m
Rim: 424 m
Length: 46.4 km
Tonight: -6°CFair · Wind 6 km/h E

Vatnsdalur is up to 348 m deep: the rim reaches 424 m and the floor 2 m, along 46.4 km.

All facts

Floor: 2 m

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Depth

Depth of Vatnsdalur

Up to 348 m deep (typically 159 m) along the 46.4 km in view.

Rim = the lower side's highest point within 6 km. Centreline follows the river (no mapped valley line).

3D map

Vatnsdalur 3D map

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Surface

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Topographic map

Vatnsdalur terrain and contours

50 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 250 mShowing west → east through the centre

Vatnsdalur elevation profile

West → east through the centre

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Weather

Vatnsdalur weather

Tonight · Fair · -6°C (21°F) · Wind 6 km/h E

Vatnsdalur forecast for about 424 m.

Tonight-6°–6 km/h E
Sat-7°-2°0.2 mm18 km/h NW
Sun-3°-3°8.0 mm16 km/h NW
Mon-7°-1°2.4 mm10 km/h S
Tue-2°-1°8.6 mm3 km/h S
Wed-3°-2°3.9 mm27 km/h SE
Thu0°7°6.6 mm37 km/h SE
Fri-1°3°5.4 mm17 km/h SE
Sat-1°3°0.6 mm13 km/h SE
Sun-4°-1°–8 km/h SE

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, 23:18 UTC.

Slope

Share of the 28.9 × 28.9 km view by steepness, from the 30 m model.

Mostly gentle: 91% of the view is under 15°.

Gentle, 0–15°

91.3%

Moderate, 15–30°

6.9%

Steep, 30–45°

1.6%

Cliffs, 45° and over

0.2%

Steeper than 30°: 1.8% of the 835 km² view
Relief in view: 1,035 m low point 2 m

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Grassland 72.8%Moss & lichen 21.9%Water 3.0%Cropland 1.0%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 Vatnsdalur sits

Nearby

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JPGVatnsdalur satellite image (JPEG)Sentinel-2 true-colour image of the same area, taken 2026-09-08.

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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)
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)
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