The village Skúvoy lies on the east side of the island with the same name. Skúvoy is the only village on the island. The inhabitants of Skúvoy mainly earn their living from agriculture. Skúvoy is situated 3 km northwest of Skúvoyarfjørður.

Skarvanes

Village

Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Skarvanes is a village on Sandoy, in the Faroe Islands. It temporarily became extinct in 2000 when its last permanent inhabitant died, though the population has since rebounded; as of 2013, the population is 13, with most of the houses being uses as holiday homes. Skarvanes is situated 4 km north of Skúvoyarfjørður.

Dalur

Village

Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Dalur is a village in the Faroe Islands. Dalur is located on the east-side of Sandoy. The village lies in the bottom of a relatively large valley. Dalur means valley in Faroese. Dalur is situated 5 km northeast of Skúvoyarfjørður.

Skúvoyarfjørður

Type: Marine channel
Also known as: “Skuö Fjord” and “Skuvoyarfjordhur”
Category: body of water
Location: Sandoyar, Faroe Islands, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

61.75774° or 61° 45′ 28″ north

Longitude

-6.75331° or 6° 45′ 12″ west

Open location code

9CHMQ65W+3M

GeoNames ID

2613475

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