Sandavágur
Sandavágur is a town on the south coast of the Faroese island of Vágar. The name Sandavágur means sandy bay and refers to the sandy beach which used to be much larger than present.
- Village with about 1,000 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 40 metres (120 feet)
- Description: settlement on Vágar, Faroe Islands
- Also known as“Sadevaag”“Sandevaag”
Notable Churches
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Church of Sandavágur
Sandavágur Church is a distinctive red-roofed church in the town of Sandavágur in the Faroe Islands.
Villages in the Area
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Vatnsoyrar
Vatnsoyrar is a village founded in 1921 in the middle of the Faroese island of Vagar.
6 km northwest of Sandavágur
Kvívík
Kvívík is a village and municipality on the west coast of Streymoy in the Faroe Islands.
8 km northeast of Sandavágur
Sandavágur
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Latitude
62.05448° or 62° 3′ 16″ north
Longitude
-7.15107° or 7° 9′ 4″ west
Open location code
9CJJ3R3X+QH
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place = village
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In Other Languages
From Belarusian to Turkish—“Sandavágur” goes by many names.
СандавоавурBelarusian
SandavágurCatalan
桑达瓦古尔Chinese
SandavágurCzech
SandavágurDanish
SandevågDanish
SandavágurDutch
SandavágurFaroese
ΣάνταβαγκουρGreek
SandavágurHungarian
SandavágurIcelandic
SandavogurIcelandic
SandavágurIrish
Municipalità di SandavágurItalian
SandavágurItalian
SandavágurKalaallisut
SandavagurasLithuanian
SandavágurManx
SandavágurNorwegian
SandavágurNorwegian Bokmål
SandevågNorwegian Bokmål
SandavágurPolish
SandavágurRomanian
СандавагурRussian
СандаваугюрRussian
СандавоавурRussian
SandavágurSlovak
SandavágurSwedish
SandavágurTurkish
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