Skarvatangi
Skarvatangi is a locality in Tvøroyri Municipality, Suðuroy. Skarvatangi is situated nearby to the neighborhood Á Bø, as well as near Uppi á Hamri.Places of Interest
Highlights include Church of Tvoroyri and Øravíkar kirkja.
Church of Tvoroyri
Church
Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Church of Tvoroyri is a national church in Tvøroyri, Faroe Islands. It was constructed in Norway as a building set, moved to Tvøroyri and then built there in 1908. Church of Tvoroyri is situated 3 km northwest of Skarvatangi.
Øravíkar kirkja
Church
Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Øravíkar kirkja is a church, which is situated 3½ km west of Skarvatangi.
Hovs kirkja
Church
Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Hovs kirkja is a church, which is situated 4 km south of Skarvatangi.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Froðba and Tvøroyri.
Froðba
Village
Froðba is a village located furthest out on the north brink of Trongisvágsfjørður, an inlet on the east coast of the island of Suðuroy in the Faroe Islands.
Tvøroyri
Town
Photo: EileenSanda, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tvøroyri is a village on the north side of the Trongisvágsfjørður on the east coast of Suðuroy island in the Faroe Islands. Together with Froðba, Trongisvágur, Líðin and Øravík it forms Tvøroyri Municipality. Tvøroyri is situated 3 km northwest of Skarvatangi.
Øravík
Village
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Øravík is a village on the east coast of the island of Suðuroy in the Faroe Islands. The village is located in the center of the island on a crossroad where the road to Fámjin goes towards west over the mountains to the west coast. Øravík is situated 3½ km west of Skarvatangi.
Skarvatangi
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Skarvatange”
- Location: Tvøroyri Municipality, Suðuroy, Faroe Islands, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
61.54262° or 61° 32′ 33″ northLongitude
-6.74953° or 6° 44′ 58″ westOpen location code
9CHMG7V2+25OpenStreetMap ID
node 302104761OpenStreetMap feature
place=localityGeoNames ID
2613824
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