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west Leynar faroe-islands north Oyri faroe-islands Hvalba faroe-islands nearest Streymnes faroe-islands Hvannasund faroe-islands south Syðrugøta faroe-islands east Streymnes faroe-islands
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Hvalvík

General information - Location

CountryFaroe Islands
Location in countryCenter
Location in Europe North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)Long: -7.0383,Lat: 62.1901 marker
Elevation88 meter above sea level
Local time13:00:15pm
At islandStreymoy
Name province/region (Sysler)Streymoy
Wiki-website Kommuna (Kommuna)Sunda

Nearest 5 places
Placename Distance Direction
1 Streymnes0.7 km EastNorthEast
2 Oyrarbakki2.8 km EastNorthEast
3 Oyri2.9 km East
4 Norðskáli3.3 km NorthEast
5 Svínáir4.6 km NorthNorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals
Capitalname Country Distance Direction
1 TórshavnFaroe-islands23 km SouthSouthEast
2 Glasgow   Scotland729 km South
3 Reykjavík   Iceland770 km NorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Hvalvík lies at the Atlantic Ocean (direction EastSouthEast). The nearest bigger lake is Eiðisvatn (0.9 km2 at a distance of 10.1 km in NorthNorthEastern direction).


Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 2%, low location: 32%, hill: 64%, low mountains: 1%, The hills are mainly flatern orientated.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Bergen Airport, Flesland (at a distance of 689 km and direction EastSouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Vágar Airport (at a distance of 19 km in SouthWestern direction).

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Hvalvík in country Faroe-islands


Hvalvík at Physical map (height map)

Height map of Hvalvík Faroe Islands Location marker for Hvalvík

© GTOPO30 DEM courtesy of the U.S. Geological Survey


Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites
Name Country Distance Direction
1 Heart of Neolithic OrkneyUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland412 km SouthSouthEast
2 St KildaUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland497 km SouthSouthWest
3 Vatnajökull National Park - Dynamic Nature of Fire and IceIceland553 km NorthWest


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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)


Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Streymoy region

Type of weather in Streymoy regionovercast clouds weericoon
Current temperature: 10 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours : No precipitation
Wind: 4.63 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction: West
Air pressure: 1031 mb
Humidity: 87 %
Daylength at 17 October 2026:9 hour and 52 minutes
Sunrise :09:17 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :19:09 Europe/Amsterdam

Weather coming 24 hours

Streymoy region - FO (longitude: -7.0383, latitude: 62.1901)
Distance weather station to place (direction