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Skálavík

west Syðradalur faroe-islands north Sandur faroe-islands Skálabotnur faroe-islands nearest Húsavík faroe-islands Skælingur faroe-islands south Húsavík faroe-islands east Haraldsund faroe-islands


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Skálavík

General information - Location

CountryFaroe Islands
Location in country South
Location in EuropeNorth Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)Long: -6.664,Lat: 61.8303 marker
Elevation27 meter above sea level
Local time6:44:24am
At islandSandoy
Name province/region (Sysler)Sandoy
Wiki-website Subregion (Kommuna)Skálavík

Nearest 5 places
Placename Distance Direction
1 Húsavík2.4 km SouthWest
2 Dalur5.2 km SouthSouthWest
3 Skarvanes6 km WestSouthWest
4 Sandur8 km WestNorthWest
5 Skúvoy10.1 km WestSouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals
Capitalname Country Distance Direction
1 TórshavnFaroe-islands22 km North
2 Glasgow   Scotland686 km South
3 Reykjavík   Iceland804 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 OrkneyUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland368 km SouthSouthEast
2 St KildaUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland462 km SouthSouthWest
3 Vatnajökull National Park - Dynamic Nature of Fire and IceIceland591 km NorthWest


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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 regionclear sky weericoon
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

Weather coming 24 hours

Sandoy region - FO (longitude: -6.664, latitude: 61.8303)
Distance weather station to place (direction N): not known
8:00
8 degrees
1020 mbar
clear skyweericoon
11:00
9 degrees
1021 mbar
few cloudsweericoon
14:00
9 degrees
1021 mbar
broken cloudsweericoon
17:00
9 degrees
1021 mbar
overcast cloudsweericoon
20:00
8 degrees
1022 mbar
overcast cloudsweericoon
23:00
8 degrees
1022 mbar
overcast cloudsweericoon
2:00
8 degrees
1023 mbar
overcast cloudsweericoon
5:00
9 degrees
1023 mbar
overcast cloudsweericoon










5 days Weather forecast: Temperature - Pressure and Precipitation

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