Fámjin

General information - Location

Country	Faroe Islands
Location in country	South
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -6.8793,Lat: 61.5247
Elevation	175 meter above sea level
Local time	8:00:54am
At island	Suðuroy
Name province/region (Sysler)	Suðuroy
Wiki-website Subregion (Kommuna)	Fámjin

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Øravík	3.8 km	East
2 Øravíkslíð	4 km	EastNorthEast
3 Trongisvágur	4.9 km	NorthEast
4 Tvøroyri	5.3 km	EastNorthEast
5 Froðba	6.6 km	East

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Tórshavn	Faroe-islands	57 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Glasgow	Scotland	656 km	South
3 Belfast	Northern-ireland	775 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Fámjin lies at the Atlantic Ocean (direction West). The nearest bigger lake is Sandsvatn (0.6 km² at a distance of 35.5 km in NorthNorthEastern direction).The place is located at an island named Suðuroy. The distance to the mainland is 321.3 km.

Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 2%, low location: 45%, hill: 52%, The hills are mainly flatern orientated.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Glasgow International Airport (at a distance of 645 km and direction South).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Vágar Airport (at a distance of 63 km in Northern direction).

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Fámjin in country Faroe-islands

Fámjin at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Heart of Neolithic Orkney	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	346 km	SouthSouthEast
2 St Kilda	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	426 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Vatnajökull National Park - Dynamic Nature of Fire and Ice	Iceland	603 km	NorthWest

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB Fámjin
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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Tvøroyri

Type of weather in Tvøroyri	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	10 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	6.71 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 4)
Wind direction:	East South East
Air pressure:	1007 mb
Humidity:	96 %
Daylength at 18 July 2025:	18 hour and 22 minutes
Sunrise :	05:22 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	23:44 Europe/Amsterdam