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west Tjørnuvík faroe-islands north Kaldbak faroe-islands Saltnes faroe-islands nearest Miðvágur faroe-islands Sandur faroe-islands south Miðvágur faroe-islands east Eiði faroe-islands
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Sandavágur

General information - Location

CountryFaroe Islands
Location in countryCenter
Location in Europe North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)Long: -7.1461,Lat: 62.0558 marker
Elevation36 meter above sea level
Local time18:53:39pm
At islandVágar
Name province/region (Sysler)Vágar
Wiki-website Kommuna (Kommuna)Vága

Nearest 5 places
Placename Distance Direction
1 Miðvágur2.9 km West
2 Vatnsoyrar5.8 km NorthWest
3 Kvívík8.3 km NorthEast
4 Sørvágur8.4 km WestNorthWest
5 Stykkið8.5 km NorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals
Capitalname Country Distance Direction
1 TórshavnFaroe-islands21 km EastSouthEast
2 Glasgow   Scotland716 km South
3 Reykjavík   Iceland771 km NorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Sandavágur lies at the Atlantic Ocean (direction West). The nearest bigger lake is Søvagsvatn (3.2 km2 at a distance of 4.2 km in Western direction).The place is located at an island named Vágar. The distance to the mainland is 396.5 km.


Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 2%, low location: 66%, hill: 32%, The hills are mainly flatern orientated.The surroundings of the place is lightly urbanised.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Bergen Airport, Flesland (at a distance of 691 km and direction EastSouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Vágar Airport (at a distance of 6.9 km in WestNorthWestern direction).

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Sandavágur in country Faroe-islands


Sandavágur at Physical map (height map)

Height map of Sandavágur Faroe Islands Location marker for Sandavágur

© 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 Ireland402 km SouthSouthEast
2 St KildaUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland481 km SouthSouthWest
3 Vatnajökull National Park - Dynamic Nature of Fire and IceIceland557 km NorthWest


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