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west Haldórsvík faroe-islands north Leynar faroe-islands Kunoy faroe-islands nearest Stykkið faroe-islands Lamba faroe-islands south Kollafjørður faroe-islands east Ljósá faroe-islands
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Kvívík

General information - Location

CountryFaroe Islands
Location in countryCenter
Location in Europe North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)Long: -7.077,Lat: 62.1225 marker
Elevation64 meter above sea level
Local time13:27:08pm
At islandStreymoy
Name province/region (Sysler)Streymoy
Wiki-website Kommuna (Kommuna)Kvívík

Nearest 5 places
Placename Distance Direction
1 Stykkið1.3 km SouthEast
2 Leynar1.9 km EastSouthEast
3 Skælingur4.7 km SouthEast
4 Válur5.1 km NorthWest
5 Vestmanna5.7 km NorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals
Capitalname Country Distance Direction
1 TórshavnFaroe-islands20 km SouthEast
2 Glasgow   Scotland723 km South
3 Reykjavík   Iceland771 km NorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Kvívík lies at the Atlantic Ocean (direction South). The nearest bigger lake is Søvagsvatn (3.2 km2 at a distance of 10.7 km in WestSouthWestern direction).


Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 4%, low location: 52%, hill: 44%, 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 12 km in WestSouthWestern direction).

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Kvívík in country Faroe-islands


Kvívík at Physical map (height map)

Height map of Kvívík Faroe Islands Location marker for Kvívík

© 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 Ireland406 km SouthSouthEast
2 St KildaUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland489 km SouthSouthWest
3 Vatnajökull National Park - Dynamic Nature of Fire and IceIceland556 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: 9 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours : No precipitation
Wind: 5.14 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction: West
Air pressure: 1032 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: -7.077, latitude: 62.1225)
Distance weather station to place (direction