Skálavík

General information - Location

Country	Faroe Islands
Location in country	South
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -6.664,Lat: 61.8303
Elevation	27 meter above sea level
Local time	6:44:24am
At island	Sandoy
Name province/region (Sysler)	Sandoy
Wiki-website Subregion (Kommuna)	Skálavík

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Húsavík	2.4 km	SouthWest
2 Dalur	5.2 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Skarvanes	6 km	WestSouthWest
4 Sandur	8 km	WestNorthWest
5 Skúvoy	10.1 km	WestSouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Tórshavn	Faroe-islands	22 km	North
2 Glasgow	Scotland	686 km	South
3 Reykjavík	Iceland	804 km	NorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Skálavík lies at the Atlantic Ocean (direction EastNorthEast). The nearest bigger lake is Sandsvatn (0.6 km² at a distance of 7.6 km in WestNorthWestern direction).The place is located at an island named Sandoy. The distance to the mainland is 359.8 km.

Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 6%, low location: 65%, hill: 29%, The hills are mainly flatern orientated.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Bergen Airport, Flesland (at a distance of 662 km and direction EastSouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Vágar Airport (at a distance of 41 km in NorthWestern direction).

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Skálavík in country Faroe-islands

Skálavík 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	368 km	SouthSouthEast
2 St Kilda	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	462 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Vatnajökull National Park - Dynamic Nature of Fire and Ice	Iceland	591 km	NorthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Sandoy region

Type of weather in Sandoy region	clear sky
Current temperature:	8 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.52 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	West South West
Air pressure:	1020 mb
Humidity:	71 %
Daylength at 12 May 2025:	17 hour and 22 minutes
Sunrise :	05:42 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	23:03 Europe/Amsterdam