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Tórshavn

General information - Location

CountryFaroe Islands
Location in country Southeast
Location in Europe North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)Long: -6.7512,Lat: 62.0269 marker
Elevation1 meter above sea level
Local time19:12:13pm
Population17000 (largest city in country)
At islandStreymoy
Name province/region (Sysler)Streymoy
Wiki-website Kommuna (Kommuna)Tórshavn

Nearest 5 places
Placename Distance Direction
1 Hvítanes2.2 km NorthNorthWest
2 Nólsoy4.5 km SouthEast
3 Kaldbak5.5 km NorthWest
4 Sund5.6 km NorthWest
5 Æðuvík5.6 km NorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals
Capitalname Country Distance Direction
1 TórshavnFaroe-islands0 km East
2 Glasgow   Scotland708 km South
3 Reykjavík   Iceland791 km NorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Tórshavn lies at the Atlantic Ocean (direction WestSouthWest). The nearest bigger lake is Sandsvatn (0.6 km2 at a distance of 19.5 km in SouthSouthWestern direction).


Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 14%, low location: 81%, hill: 5%, 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 671 km and direction EastSouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Vágar Airport (at a distance of 28 km in WestNorthWestern direction).

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Tórshavn in country Faroe-islands


Tórshavn at Physical map (height map)

Height map of Tórshavn Faroe Islands Location marker for Tórshavn

© 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 Ireland389 km SouthSouthEast
2 St KildaUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland482 km SouthSouthWest
3 Vatnajökull National Park - Dynamic Nature of Fire and IceIceland575 km NorthWest


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