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west Langasandur faroe-islands north Glyvrar faroe-islands Leirvík faroe-islands nearest Stykkið faroe-islands Ljósá faroe-islands south Kvívík faroe-islands east Hvalvík faroe-islands
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Leynar

General information - Location

CountryFaroe Islands
Location in countryCenter
Location in Europe North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)Long: -7.041,Lat: 62.1231 marker
Elevation42 meter above sea level
Local time12:46:18pm
At islandStreymoy
Name province/region (Sysler)Streymoy
Wiki-website Kommuna (Kommuna)Kvívík

Nearest 5 places
Placename Distance Direction
1 Stykkið0.9 km WestSouthWest
2 Kvívík1.9 km WestNorthWest
3 Skælingur3.6 km SouthSouthEast
4 Oyrareingir5.5 km SouthEast
5 Hósvík6.1 km EastNorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals
Capitalname Country Distance Direction
1 TórshavnFaroe-islands18 km SouthEast
2 Glasgow   Scotland722 km South
3 Reykjavík   Iceland773 km NorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Leynar lies at the Atlantic Ocean (direction SouthWest). The nearest bigger lake is Søvagsvatn (3.2 km2 at a distance of 12.4 km in WestSouthWestern direction).


Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 2%, low location: 45%, hill: 52%, low mountains: 1%, The hills are mainly flatern orientated.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Bergen Airport, Flesland (at a distance of 688 km and direction EastSouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Vágar Airport (at a distance of 14 km in WestSouthWestern direction).

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation


Location of Leynar in country Faroe-islands


Leynar at Physical map (height map)

Height map of Leynar Faroe Islands Location marker for Leynar

© 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 Ireland490 km SouthSouthWest
3 Vatnajökull National Park - Dynamic Nature of Fire and IceIceland557 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: 5.66 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 4)
Wind direction: West South 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: -7.041, latitude: 62.1231)
Distance weather station to place (direction