Skopun is a town in the Faroe Islands situated on the northern coast of Sandoy. Skopun is the second-largest town on the island. Skopun Municipality consists only of the town of Skopun.

Hestur

Village

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Hestur is an island in the central Faroe Islands, to the west of Streymoy and the south of Koltur. Hestur means horse in Faroese. On the west coast is a guillemot colony. Hestur is situated 6 km north of Skopun.

Skopun

Also known as: “Skopen” and “Skopun Municipality”
Location: Sandoyar, Faroe Islands, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

61.9037° or 61° 54′ 13″ north

Longitude

-6.8867° or 6° 53′ 12″ west

Elevation

72 metres (236 feet)

Open location code

9CHMW437+F8

GeoNames ID

2613661

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