Sandur is a village on the south coast of the island of Sandoy in the Faroe Islands. The Sandur hoard of silver coins, dating to the end of the 11th century, attests to the long history of the village. Sandur is situated 2½ km east of Lækjá.

Skarvanes

Village

Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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. Skarvanes is situated 7 km southeast of Lækjá.

Skúvoy

Village

Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The village Skúvoy lies on the east side of the island with the same name. Skúvoy is the only village on the island. The inhabitants of Skúvoy mainly earn their living from agriculture. Skúvoy is situated 7 km southeast of Lækjá.

Lækjá

Type: Stream
Also known as: “Laekja”
Category: body of water
Location: Sandoyar, Faroe Islands, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

61.83115° or 61° 49′ 52″ north

Longitude

-6.86291° or 6° 51′ 47″ west

Open location code

9CHMR4JP+FR

GeoNames ID

2617508

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In Other Languages

“Lækjá” goes by many names.

Faroese: “Lækjá”

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