Elevation of towns in Iceland

104 towns in Iceland have a reading on the GMTED2010 grid. The highest is Vallarheiði at 818 m (2,684 ft); the lowest is Þorlákshöfn (Suðurland) at 0 m (0 ft). Half of the towns sit above 24 m (the mean is 91 m).

Highest towns in Iceland

#TownElevation
1Vallarheiði818 m (2,684 ft)
2Árbæjarhverfi Suðurland724 m (2,375 ft)
3Rauðalækur Suðurland724 m (2,375 ft)
4Nesjakauptún Austurland697 m (2,287 ft)
5Fellabær Austurland586 m (1,923 ft)
6Neskaupstaður Austurland517 m (1,696 ft)
7Flúðir Suðurland346 m (1,135 ft)
8Reykjahlíð Norðurland eystra312 m (1,024 ft)
9Flateyri Vestfirðir306 m (1,004 ft)
10Drangsnes Vestfirðir295 m (968 ft)

Lowest towns in Iceland

#TownElevation
1Þorlákshöfn Suðurland0 m (0 ft)
2Þingeyri Vestfirðir0 m (0 ft)
3Sauðárkrókur Norðurland vestra0 m (0 ft)
4Rif Vesturland0 m (0 ft)
5Ólafsvík Vesturland0 m (0 ft)
6Ólafsfjörður Norðurland eystra0 m (0 ft)
7Litli-Árskógssandur Norðurland eystra0 m (0 ft)
8Hrísey Norðurland eystra0 m (0 ft)
9Bakkafjörður Norðurland eystra0 m (0 ft)
10Hauganes Norðurland eystra0 m (0 ft)

Regions of Iceland

RegionTownsMeanHighest townLowest town
Austurland16180 m Nesjakauptún 697 m Seyðisfjörður 1 m
Höfuðborgarsvæði816 m Garðabær 52 m Álftanes 0 m
Norðurland eystra2057 m Reykjahlíð 312 m Ólafsfjörður 0 m
Norðurland vestra836 m Hólar 181 m Sauðárkrókur 0 m
Suðurland18143 m Árbæjarhverfi 724 m Þorlákshöfn 0 m
Suðurnes78 m Grindavík 16 m Garður 1 m
Vestfirðir1590 m Flateyri 306 m Þingeyri 0 m
Vesturland1120 m Bifröst 174 m Rif 0 m

All towns in Iceland