Svínoy

General information - Location

Country	Faroe Islands
Location in country	East
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -6.3409,Lat: 62.2794
Elevation	26 meter above sea level
Local time	4:21:08am
At island	Svínoy
Name province/region	Norðoyar
Name Subregion	Klaksvík

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Kirkja	4.7 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Hattarvík	6.7 km	NorthEast
3 Norðtoftir	9 km	WestNorthWest
4 Hvannasund	9.2 km	WestNorthWest
5 Norðdepil	9.8 km	WestNorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Tórshavn	Faroe-islands	36 km	SouthWest
2 Glasgow	Scotland	732 km	South
3 Reykjavík	Iceland	800 km	NorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Svínoy lies at the Atlantic Ocean (direction EastSouthEast). The nearest bigger lake is Eiðisvatn (0.9 km² at a distance of 36.3 km in WestNorthWestern direction).The place is located at an island named Svínoy. The distance to the mainland is 408.6 km.

Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 9%, low location: 78%, hill: 13%, The hills are mainly flatern orientated.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Bergen Airport, Flesland (at a distance of 656 km and direction EastSouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Vágar Airport (at a distance of 55 km in WestSouthWestern direction).

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Svínoy in country Faroe-islands

Svínoy 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	403 km	SouthSouthEast
2 St Kilda	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	515 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Vatnajökull National Park - Dynamic Nature of Fire and Ice	Iceland	579 km	NorthWest

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB Svínoy
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	OpenStreetMap

Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Norðoyar region

Type of weather in Norðoyar region	light rain
Current temperature:	11 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	10.63 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 5)
Wind direction:	South South West
Air pressure:	1001 mb
Humidity:	92 %
Daylength at 27 July 2024:	17 hour and 50 minutes
Sunrise :	05:36 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	23:27 Europe/Amsterdam