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General information - Location

CountryFaroe Islands
Location in country South
Location in EuropeNorth Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)Long: -6.8793,Lat: 61.5247 marker
Elevation175 meter above sea level
Local time13:05:39pm
At islandSuðuroy
Name Suðuroy
Name Fámjin

Nearest 5 places
Placename Distance Direction
1 Øravík3.8 km East
2 Øravíkslíð4 km EastNorthEast
3 Trongisvágur4.9 km NorthEast
4 Tvøroyri5.3 km EastNorthEast
5 Froðba6.6 km East

Nearest 3 capitals
Capitalname Country Distance Direction
1 TórshavnFaroe-islands57 km NorthNorthEast
2 Glasgow   Scotland656 km South
3 Belfast   Northern-ireland775 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

Location of Fámjin in country Faroe-islands


Fámjin at Physical map (height map)


Tourist information

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites
Name Country Distance Direction
1 Heart of Neolithic OrkneyUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland346 km SouthSouthEast
2 St KildaUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland426 km SouthSouthWest
3 Vatnajökull National Park - Dynamic Nature of Fire and IceIceland603 km NorthWest


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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)


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Webcams (Within 20km)

Name webcam: Porkeri: Suðuroy

Current time

Local time screenshot during the day :2022-08-13 12:58:32
Placename webcam: Porkeri - Suðuroy region - Faroe Islands
Bings maps Porkeri

Name webcam: Sumba: Akraberg

Current time

Local time screenshot during the day :2022-08-13 13:31:36
Placename webcam: Sumba - Suðuroy region - Faroe Islands
Bings maps Sumba

Name webcam: Sumba › West: Akraberg Lighthouse

Current time

Current weather at Tvøroyri

Type of weather in Tvøroyriscattered clouds weericoon
Current temperature: 11 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours : No precipitation
Wind: 5.02 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction: South West
Air pressure: 1019 mb
Humidity: 92 %
Daylength at 13 August 2022:16 hour and 8 minutes
Sunrise :06:28 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :22:36 Europe/Amsterdam

Weather coming hours

Tvøroyri - FO (longitude: -6.8793, latitude: 61.5247)
Distance weather station to place (direction ZO): 0 Kilometers

17:00
12 degrees
1018 mbar
scattered cloudsweericoon		20:00
12 degrees
1017 mbar
broken cloudsweericoon		23:00
11 degrees
1015 mbar
overcast cloudsweericoon		2:00
11 degrees
1014 mbar
overcast cloudsweericoon		5:00
11 degrees
1013 mbar
overcast cloudsweericoon
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