Skarvanes

General information - Location

Country	Faroe Islands
Location in country	South
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -6.7456,Lat: 61.7932
Elevation	91 meter above sea level
Local time	4:35:00am
At island	Sandoy
Name province/region (Sysler)	Sandoy
Wiki-website Subregion (Kommuna)	Húsavík

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Dalur	3.5 km	EastSouthEast
2 Húsavík	4 km	EastNorthEast
3 Skúvoy	4.1 km	WestSouthWest
4 Sandur	5.9 km	NorthNorthWest
5 Skálavík	6 km	EastNorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Tórshavn	Faroe-islands	26 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Glasgow	Scotland	683 km	South
3 Reykjavík	Iceland	802 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 Orkney	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	366 km	SouthSouthEast
2 St Kilda	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	457 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Vatnajökull National Park - Dynamic Nature of Fire and Ice	Iceland	590 km	NorthWest

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB Skarvanes
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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	overcast clouds
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