Selvík

Selvík is a small bay on the southside of . It is about one kilometer to the west of the village in the . In 1901 the owners of the whaling station in , decided to build a new station in Selvík.
Wikipedia
  • Bay
  • …lies at an elevation of 166 metres (545 feet)
  • …is also known as “Sælvig”
  • Description: small bay on the southside of Sørvágsfjørður

Places of Interest

Highlights include Skeidin and Bíggjar church.
Skeiðin is a mountain above the village of in the .
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is a church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bøur and Sørvágur.
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Vágar is an island in the , the island…
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is a village at the landward end…
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is a village founded in 1921 in the middle of the of Vagar.

Selvík

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Latitude
62.07294° or 62° 4′ 23″ north
Longitude
-7.35863° or 7° 21′ 31″ west
Open location code
9CJJ3JFR+5G
Open­Street­Map ID
node 302100126
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­bay
Geo­Names ID
2614081
Wiki­data ID
Q7448886

Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Danish to Swedish—“Selvík” goes by many names.
  • Danish: “Selvík”
  • Swedish: “Selvík”

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