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Vatnsoyrar

General information - Location

CountryFaroe Islands
Location in countryCenter
Location in Europe North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)Long: -7.2501,Lat: 62.0746 marker
Elevation71 meter above sea level
Local time22:28:24pm
At islandVágar
Name province/region (Sysler)Vágar
Wiki-website Kommuna (Kommuna)Vága

Nearest 5 places
Placename Distance Direction
1 Sørvágur2.8 km WestNorthWest
2 Miðvágur3.4 km SouthEast
3 Sandavágur5.8 km SouthEast
4 Bøur6.5 km WestNorthWest
5 Válur9.8 km NorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals
Capitalname Country Distance Direction
1 TórshavnFaroe-islands27 km EastSouthEast
2 Glasgow   Scotland720 km South
3 Reykjavík   Iceland765 km NorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Atlantic Ocean is very close with only a distance of around 4 km (direction WestNorthWest). The nearest bigger lake is Søvagsvatn (3.2 km2 at a distance of 0.2 km in SouthWestern 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): 4%, low location: 79%, hill: 17%, The hills are mainly flatern orientated.The surroundings of the place have a rural character (very sparsely urbanised).
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Bergen Airport, Flesland (at a distance of 697 km and direction EastSouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Vágar Airport (at a distance of 1.9 km in WestSouthWestern direction).

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation


Location of Vatnsoyrar in country Faroe-islands


Vatnsoyrar at Physical map (height map)

Height map of Vatnsoyrar Faroe Islands Location marker for Vatnsoyrar

© 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 Ireland482 km SouthSouthWest
3 Vatnajökull National Park - Dynamic Nature of Fire and IceIceland551 km NorthWest


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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)


Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)




Current weather at Vágar region

Type of weather in Vágar regionovercast clouds weericoon
Current temperature: 11 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours : No precipitation
Wind: 1.58 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction: West
Air pressure: 1024 mb
Humidity: 92 %
Daylength at 19 July 2026:18 hour and 30 minutes
Sunrise :05:20 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :23:50 Europe/Amsterdam

Weather coming 24 hours

Vágar region - FO (longitude: -7.2501, latitude: 62.0746)
Distance weather station to place (direction