Skúvoy

Skúvoy or Skúgvoy is an island in the central , located to the southwest of . It is named after the large number of great skua present on the island.
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  • Island with 32 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of 147 metres (482 feet)
  • Description: island in the Faroe Islands

Places of Interest

Highlights include Knútur and Skúvoyar kirkja.
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is marginally the highest point of Skúvoy in the central .
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is a church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Skúvoy and Skarvanes.
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The village lies on the east side of the island with the same name.
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is a village on , in the . is situated 5 km northeast of Skúvoy.

Skúvoy

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Latitude
61.7683° or 61° 46′ 6″ north
Longitude
-6.8246° or 6° 49′ 29″ west
Open location code
9CHMQ59G+75
Geo­Names ID
2613479
Wiki­data ID
Q216849

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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Vietnamese—“Skúvoy” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Skúvoy”
  • Azerbaijani: “Skuvoy adası”
  • Belarusian: “Востраў Скувой”
  • Belarusian: “Скувай”
  • Belarusian: “Скувой”
  • Catalan: “Skúvoy”
  • Chinese: “斯库岛”
  • Czech: “Skúvoy”
  • Danish: “Skuø”
  • Danish: “Skuvoy”
  • Danish: “Skúvoy”
  • Dutch: “Skuvoy”
  • Dutch: “Skúvoy”
  • Esperanto: “Skúvoy”
  • Faroese: “Skúgvoy”
  • Faroese: “Skúvoy”
  • Finnish: “Skuvoy”
  • Finnish: “Skúvoy”
  • French: “Skuvoy”
  • French: “Skúvoy”
  • German: “Skugvoy”
  • German: “Skúgvoy”
  • German: “Skuvoy”
  • German: “Skúvoy”
  • Greek: “Σκούβοϊ”
  • Hebrew: “סקובוי”
  • Hungarian: “Skúvoy”
  • Icelandic: “Skúfey”
  • Icelandic: “Skúvoy”
  • Irish: “Skúvoy”
  • Italian: “Municipalità di Skúvoy”
  • Italian: “Skúvoy”
  • Japanese: “スキューヴォイ島”
  • Korean: “스쿠보이섬”
  • Latvian: “Skiuvoja”
  • Lithuanian: “Skuvojus”
  • Northern Frisian: “Skúvoy”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Skúgvoy”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Skúvoy”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Skúvoy”
  • Norwegian: “Skúvoy”
  • Ossetian: “Скувой”
  • Polish: “Skuvoy”
  • Polish: “Skúvoy”
  • Portuguese: “Skúvoy”
  • Romanian: “Skuvoy”
  • Romanian: “Skúvoy”
  • Russian: “Скувой”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Skúvoy”
  • Slovak: “Skúvoy”
  • Spanish: “Skuvoy”
  • Spanish: “Skúvoy”
  • Swedish: “Skuö”
  • Swedish: “Skuvoy”
  • Swedish: “Skúvoy”
  • Turkish: “Skúvoy”
  • Ukrainian: “Скувой”
  • Urdu: “سکووئے”
  • Vietnamese: “Skúvoy”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

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