Skúvoy
Skúvoy is an island in Sandoyar, Faroe Islands. Skúvoy is situated near the locality Skarvatangi, as well as near Skarðbyrgishella.- Island
- …lies at an elevation of around 150 metres (500 feet)
- …is also known as “Skuö”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Knútur and Skúvoyar kirkja.
Knútur
Peak
Wikimedia, Public domain.
Knútur is marginally the highest point of Skúvoy in the central Faroe Islands.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Skúvoy and Skarvanes.
Skúvoy
Village
The village Skúvoy lies on the east side of the island with the same name.
Skarvanes
Village
Skarvanes is a village on Sandoy, in the Faroe Islands. Skarvanes is situated 5 km northeast of Skúvoy.
Sandur
Village
Sandur is a village on the south coast of the island of Sandoy in the Faroe Islands. Sandur is situated 7 km north of Skúvoy.
Skúvoy
- Category: landform
- Location
- View on OpenStreetMap
This page is based on GeoNames, Wikidata, and Wikimedia Commons.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.
Latitude
61.76818° or 61° 46′ 5″ north
Longitude
-6.82568° or 6° 49′ 32″ west
Open location code
9CHMQ59F+7P
GeoNames ID
Satellite Map
Discover this place from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Belarusian to Ukrainian—“Skúvoy” goes by many names.
- Belarusian: “Востраў Скувай”
- Catalan: “Skúvoy”
- Danish: “Skúvoy”
- Dutch: “Skúvoy”
- Faroese: “Skúgvoy”
- Finnish: “Skúvoy”
- German: “Skúvoy”
- Greek: “Σκούβοϊ”
- Hebrew: “סקובוי”
- Hungarian: “Skúvoy”
- Lithuanian: “Skuvojus”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Skúvoy”
- Norwegian: “Skúvoy”
- Ossetian: “Скувой”
- Russian: “Скувой”
- Spanish: “Skúvoy”
- Swedish: “Skúvoy”
- Ukrainian: “Скувой”
Places with the Same Name
Discover other places named “Skúvoy”.
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Skarvatangi and Skarðbyrgishella.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Heyggjurin Mikli and Klettarnir.
Faroe Islands: Highlights
Learn more about Tórshavn and Northern Islands.
“The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes.”
Curious Places to Discover
Uncover intriguing places from every corner of the globe.