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Skarvanes

west Gøtugjógv faroe-islands north Húsavík faroe-islands Skælingur faroe-islands nearest Dalur faroe-islands Skipanes faroe-islands south Dalur faroe-islands east Norðragøta faroe-islands



Skarvanes

General information - Location

CountryFaroe Islands
Location in country South
Location in EuropeNorth Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)Long: -6.7456,Lat: 61.7932 marker
Elevation91 meter above sea level
Local time4:35:00am
At islandSandoy
Name province/region (Sysler)Sandoy
Wiki-website Subregion (Kommuna)Húsavík

Nearest 5 places
Placename Distance Direction
1 Dalur3.5 km EastSouthEast
2 Húsavík4 km EastNorthEast
3 Skúvoy4.1 km WestSouthWest
4 Sandur5.9 km NorthNorthWest
5 Skálavík6 km EastNorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals
Capitalname Country Distance Direction
1 TórshavnFaroe-islands26 km NorthNorthEast
2 Glasgow   Scotland683 km South
3 Reykjavík   Iceland802 km NorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Skarvanes lies at the Atlantic Ocean (direction WestSouthWest). The nearest bigger lake is Sandsvatn (0.6 km2 at a distance of 6.2 km in NorthNorthWestern 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): 1%, low location: 74%, hill: 25%, The hills are mainly flatern orientated.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Bergen Airport, Flesland (at a distance of 666 km and direction EastSouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Vágar Airport (at a distance of 41 km in NorthNorthWestern direction).

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation


Location of Skarvanes in country Faroe-islands


Skarvanes 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 Ireland366 km SouthSouthEast
2 St KildaUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland457 km SouthSouthWest
3 Vatnajökull National Park - Dynamic Nature of Fire and IceIceland590 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 regionovercast clouds weericoon
Current temperature: 10 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours : No precipitation
Wind: 5.35 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction: South West
Air pressure: 1011 mb
Humidity: 90 %
Daylength at 16 June 2025:19 hour and 36 minutes
Sunrise :04:39 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :00:15 Europe/Amsterdam

Weather coming 24 hours

Sandoy region - FO (longitude: -6.7456, latitude: 61.7932)
Distance weather station to place (direction N): not known
8:00
10 degrees
1011 mbar
overcast cloudsweericoon
11:00
10 degrees
1012 mbar
overcast cloudsweericoon
14:00
10 degrees
1012 mbar
light rainweericoon
17:00
10 degrees
1012 mbar
overcast cloudsweericoon
20:00
9 degrees
1011 mbar
overcast cloudsweericoon
23:00
9 degrees
1010 mbar
light rainweericoon
2:00
10 degrees
1009 mbar
light rainweericoon
5:00
10 degrees
1010 mbar
light rainweericoon










5 days Weather forecast: Temperature - Pressure and Precipitation

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