Sandvík is the northernmost village of the island of Suðuroy in the Faroe Islands. It is situated on the northern side of a shallow fjord. The village was previously known as Hvalvík. Sandvík is situated 3 km southeast of Nípubakkin.

Hvalba

Village

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Hvalba is a village and a municipality in the Faroe Islands, which consists of Hvalba, Nes-Hvalba and Sandvík. The village spreads around the bottom of a deep inlet, Hvalbiarfjørður, in the northeast of Suðuroy. Hvalba is situated 5 km south of Nípubakkin.

Hvalbiareiði

Locality

Hvalbiareiði is also called Fiskieiði, it is located on the west coast of Suðuroy, west of the village Hvalba. Hvalbiareiði is situated 6 km south of Nípubakkin.

Nípubakkin

Type: Locality
Also known as: “Nipubakkin”
Location: Hvalbøur, Suðuroy, Faroe Islands, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

61.6458° or 61° 38′ 45″ north

Longitude

-6.97997° or 6° 58′ 48″ west

Elevation

289 metres (948 feet)

Open location code

9CHMJ2WC+82

OpenStreetMap ID

node 302100501

OpenStreetMap feature

place=locality

GeoNames ID

2616461

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