Skúvanøs

Skúvanøs is a locality in Vágur, Suðuroy. Skúvanøs is situated nearby to the locality Kamarð, as well as near Vágseiði.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Á Eiðinum and Vatnið.

Á Eiðinum

Pitch

á Eiðinum is a multi-use stadium in Vágur, which is one of the larger villages in the southernmost island Suduroy in the Faroe Islands. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of FC Suðuroy, formerly called VB/Sumba.

Vatnið

Lake

Photo: EileenSanda, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Vatnið is a lake.

Ruth Smith Savnið

Museum

Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Ruth Smith Savnið is a museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Vágseiði and Vágur.

Vágseiði

Locality

Vágseiði is an area in Vágur, Faroe Islands, located on the west coast of Suðuroy west of the village Vágur, from which it takes its name. Eiði is the Faroese word for isthmus.

Vágur

Village

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Vágur, meaning bay, is a town and municipality on the island of Suðuroy, part of the Faroe Islands. It is situated on the east coast of the island on the Vágsfjørður fjord, and was founded in the fourteenth century.

Lopra

Village

Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Lopra is a village on the island of Suðuroy in the Faroe Islands, with the postal code FO 926. It is located in the Municipality of Sumba along with the villages of Akrar, Sumba and Víkarbyrgi, constituting the southernmost settlements in the Faroe Islands. Lopra is situated 3½ km southeast of Skúvanøs.

Skúvanøs

Type: Locality
Also known as: “Skuvanæs”, “Skúvanes”, “Skuvanes Head”, and “Skuvanos”
Location: Vágur, Suðuroy, Faroe Islands, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

61.45632° or 61° 27′ 23″ north

Longitude

-6.83399° or 6° 50′ 2″ west

Open location code

9CHMF548+GC

OpenStreetMap ID

node 302103886

OpenStreetMap feature

place=locality

GeoNames ID

2613480

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