Sandvík

General information - Location

Country	Faroe Islands
Location in country	South
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -6.9288,Lat: 61.6342
Elevation	99 meter above sea level
Local time	9:06:21am
At island	Suðuroy
Name province/region	Suðuroy
Name Subregion	Hvalba

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Hvalba	3.7 km	SouthWest
2 Trongisvágur	9.1 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Stóra Dímun	10.9 km	EastNorthEast
4 Tvøroyri	10.9 km	SouthSouthEast
5 Øravíkslíð	11.1 km	SouthSouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Tórshavn	Faroe-islands	45 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Glasgow	Scotland	668 km	South
3 Belfast	Northern-ireland	788 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Sandvík lies at the Atlantic Ocean (direction SouthEast). The nearest bigger lake is Sandsvatn (0.6 km² at a distance of 23.9 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): 7%, low location: 66%, hill: 27%, The hills are mainly flatern orientated.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Glasgow International Airport (at a distance of 658 km and direction South).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Vágar Airport (at a distance of 51 km in Northern direction).

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Sandvík in country Faroe-islands

Sandvík 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	358 km	SouthSouthEast
2 St Kilda	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	437 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Vatnajökull National Park - Dynamic Nature of Fire and Ice	Iceland	593 km	NorthWest

Social media - Maps

	Video's op youtube van Sandvík
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Filming Location	IMDB Sandvík
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	Mapquest
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	OpenStreetMap

Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Hamar

Type of weather in Hamar	light rain
Current temperature:	4 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.1 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South West
Air pressure:	1026 mb
Humidity:	89 %
Daylength at 20 April 2024:	15 hour and 16 minutes
Sunrise :	06:48 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	22:04 Europe/Amsterdam