Hvalba

General information - Location

Country	Faroe Islands
Location in country	South
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -6.9528,Lat: 61.6037
Elevation	96 meter above sea level
Local time	14:35:16pm
At island	Suðuroy
Name province/region (Sysler)	Suðuroy
Wiki-website Subregion (Kommuna)	Hvalba

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Sandvík	3.7 km	NorthEast
2 Trongisvágur	7.4 km	SouthEast
3 Øravíkslíð	9.3 km	SouthEast
4 Tvøroyri	9.5 km	SouthEast
5 Fámjin	9.6 km	South

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Tórshavn	Faroe-islands	49 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Glasgow	Scotland	665 km	South
3 Belfast	Northern-ireland	784 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Hvalba lies at the Atlantic Ocean (direction SouthSouthEast). The nearest bigger lake is Sandsvatn (0.6 km² at a distance of 27.5 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): 4%, low location: 52%, hill: 45%, The hills are mainly flatern orientated.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Glasgow International Airport (at a distance of 655 km and direction South).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Vágar Airport (at a distance of 54 km in Northern direction).

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Hvalba in country Faroe-islands

Hvalba 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	356 km	SouthSouthEast
2 St Kilda	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	434 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Vatnajökull National Park - Dynamic Nature of Fire and Ice	Iceland	594 km	NorthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Hamar

Type of weather in Hamar	clear sky
Current temperature:	14 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	6.15 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 4)
Wind direction:	South East
Air pressure:	1017 mb
Humidity:	85 %
Daylength at 12 July 2025:	18 hour and 49 minutes
Sunrise :	05:08 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	23:57 Europe/Amsterdam