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west Velbastaður faroe-islands north Norðragøta faroe-islands Skála faroe-islands nearest Selatrað faroe-islands Skálavík faroe-islands south Gøtugjógv faroe-islands east Oyndarfjørður faroe-islands
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Skálabotnur

General information - Location

CountryFaroe Islands
Location in country East
Location in Europe North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)Long: -6.8526,Lat: 62.1941 marker
Elevation223 meter above sea level
Local time1:22:55am
At islandEysturoy
Name province/region (Sysler)Eysturoy
Wiki-website Kommuna (Kommuna)Runavík

Nearest 5 places
Placename Distance Direction
1 Selatrað4 km SouthWest
2 Undir Gøtueiði4.2 km SouthEast
3 Skála4.8 km SouthSouthEast
4 Syðrugøta5.2 km EastSouthEast
5 Gøtugjógv5.5 km EastSouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals
Capitalname Country Distance Direction
1 TórshavnFaroe-islands19 km South
2 Glasgow   Scotland728 km South
3 Reykjavík   Iceland779 km NorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Skálabotnur lies at the Atlantic Ocean (direction EastNorthEast). The nearest bigger lake is Eiðisvatn (0.9 km2 at a distance of 13.8 km in NorthNorthWestern direction).The place is located at an island named Eysturoy. The distance to the mainland is 392.9 km.


Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 2%, low location: 54%, hill: 40%, low mountains: 3%, The hills are mainly flatern orientated.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Bergen Airport, Flesland (at a distance of 680 km and direction EastSouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Vágar Airport (at a distance of 27 km in WestSouthWestern direction).

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation


Location of Skálabotnur in country Faroe-islands


Skálabotnur at Physical map (height map)

Height map of Skálabotnur Faroe Islands Location marker for Skálabotnur

© 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 Ireland407 km SouthSouthEast
2 St KildaUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland499 km SouthSouthWest
3 Vatnajökull National Park - Dynamic Nature of Fire and IceIceland561 km NorthWest


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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)


Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)




Current weather at Eysturoy region

Type of weather in Eysturoy regionbroken clouds weericoon
Current temperature: 9 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours : No precipitation
Wind: 6.16 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 4)
Wind direction: South South West
Air pressure: 1030 mb
Humidity: 92 %
Daylength at 18 October 2026:9 hour and 46 minutes
Sunrise :09:19 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :19:05 Europe/Amsterdam

Weather coming 24 hours

Eysturoy region - FO (longitude: -6.8526, latitude: 62.1941)
Distance weather station to place (direction