Svínoy
Svínoy is an island in the north-east of the Faroe Islands, to the east of Borðoy and Viðoy. It takes its name from Old Norse, Svíney, meaning "Swine Isle".
- Island
- …has 38 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 140 metres (460 feet)
- …is also known as “Svinö”
- Description: island of the Faroe Islands
Villages in the Area
Discover Svínoy and Kirkja.
Svínoy
Svínoy is the only village on the northern Faroese island of the same name in Klaksvík Municipality.
Kirkja
Kirkja is a village on the island of Fugloy, Faroe Islands.
6 km north of Svínoy
Hattervig
Hattarvík is a small village on the east side of the…
8 km northeast of Svínoy
Svínoy
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Latitude
62.26758° or 62° 16′ 3″ north
Longitude
-6.35208° or 6° 21′ 8″ west
Open location code
9CJM7J9X+25
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Vietnamese—“Svínoy” goes by many names.
SvínoyAfrikaans
Svuynoy adasıAzerbaijani
Востраў СвуйнойBelarusian
СвуйнайBelarusian
СвуйнойBelarusian
SvínoyCatalan
斯温岛Chinese
SvínoyCzech
SvínoyDanish
Svínoyar kommunaDanish
SvínoyDutch
SvínoyEsperanto
SvínoyFaroese
SvínoyFinnish
SvínoyarFinnish
ΣβίνοϊGreek
סוינויHebrew
SvínoyHungarian
SvíneyIcelandic
SvínoyIcelandic
SvínoyIrish
SvínoyItalian
スヴイノイ島Japanese
스비노이섬Korean
SvuinojaLatvian
SvuinojusLithuanian
SvínoyNorthern Frisian
SvínoyNorwegian
SvinøNorwegian Bokmål
SvínoyNorwegian Bokmål
SvínoyNorwegian Nynorsk
СвинойOssetian
СвуйнойOssetian
SvínoyPolish
SvínoyRomanian
СвинойRussian
СвуйнойRussian
SvínoyScottish Gaelic
SvínoySlovak
HavnartindurSwedish
SvínoySwedish
SvínoyTurkish
СвуйнойUkrainian
سوینویUrdu
SvínoyVietnamese
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