Skarvanes
Skarvanes is a village on Sandoy, in the Faroe Islands. It temporarily became extinct in 2000 when its last permanent inhabitant died, though the population has since rebounded; as of 2013, the population is 13, with most of the houses being uses as holiday homes.
- Village with 10 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 80 metres (270 feet)
- …is also known as “Skarvenæs”
- Description: settlement on Sandoy, Faroe Islands
Places of Interest
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Villages in the Area
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Dalur
Dalur is a village in the Faroe Islands.
4 km east of Skarvanes
Skúvoy
The village Skúvoy lies on the east side of the island with the same name.
4 km southwest of Skarvanes
Skarvanes
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Latitude
61.79415° or 61° 47′ 39″ north
Longitude
-6.74813° or 6° 44′ 53″ west
Open location code
9CHMQ7V2+MP
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place = village
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Swedish—“Skarvanes” goes by many names.
SkarvanesCatalan
SkarvanæsDanish
SkarvanesDanish
SkarvanesDutch
سكارفانيسEgyptian Arabic
SkarvanesFaroese
ΣκάρβανεςGreek
SkarvanesHungarian
SkarvanesIrish
SkarvanesNorwegian
SkarvanesNorwegian Bokmål
SkarvanesPolish
SkarvanesRomanian
SkarvanesSwedish
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