Svínoy

Svínoy is an island in the north-east of the , to the east of and . It takes its name from Old Norse, Svíney, meaning "Swine Isle".
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  • Type: Island
  • Description: island of the Faroe Islands
  • Also known as: “Havnartindur”, “Schweineinsel”, “Svino”, “Svinö”, “Svinø”, “Svinoy”, “Svínoyar”, “Svínoyar kommuna”, and “Свиной”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Svínoy and Kirkja.

Village
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is the only village on the northern island of the same name in .

Village
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is a village on the island of , . is situated 6 km north of Svínoy.

Village
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Hattarvík is a small village on the east side of the… is situated 8 km northeast of Svínoy.

Svínoy

Latitude
62.26758° or 62° 16′ 3″ north
Longitude
-6.35208° or 6° 21′ 8″ west
Population
38
Elevation
141 metres (463 feet)
Open location code
9CJM7J9X+25
Geo­Names ID
2611991
Wiki­data ID
Q216848
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Vietnamese—“Svínoy” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Svínoy”
  • Azerbaijani: “Svuynoy adası”
  • Belarusian: “Востраў Свуйной”
  • Belarusian: “Свуйнай”
  • Belarusian: “Свуйной”
  • Catalan: “Svínoy”
  • Chinese: “斯温岛”
  • Czech: “Svínoy”
  • Danish: “Svínoy”
  • Dutch: “Svínoy”
  • Esperanto: “Svínoy”
  • Faroese: “Svínoy”
  • Finnish: “Svínoy”
  • French: “Svínoy”
  • German: “Svínoy”
  • Greek: “Σβίνοϊ”
  • Hebrew: “סוינוי”
  • Hungarian: “Svínoy”
  • Icelandic: “Svíney”
  • Irish: “Svínoy”
  • Italian: “Svínoy”
  • Japanese: “スヴイノイ島”
  • Korean: “스비노이섬”
  • Latvian: “Svuinoja”
  • Lithuanian: “Svuinojus”
  • Northern Frisian: “Svínoy”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Svínoy”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Svínoy”
  • Norwegian: “Svínoy”
  • Ossetian: “Свуйной”
  • Polish: “Svínoy”
  • Portuguese: “Svínoy”
  • Romanian: “Svínoy”
  • Russian: “Свуйной”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Svínoy”
  • Slovak: “Svínoy”
  • Spanish: “Svínoy”
  • Swedish: “Svínoy”
  • Turkish: “Svínoy”
  • Ukrainian: “Свуйной”
  • Urdu: “سوینوی”
  • Vietnamese: “Svínoy”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Ómaganes and Dragin.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Kjóadalur and Knúkur.

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