Kallanes
Kallanes is a point in Tórshavn Municipality, Streymoy. Kallanes is situated nearby to the village Hvítanes, as well as near the locality millum Gilja.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Faroese National Heritage and Nordic House in the Faroe Islands.
Faroese National Heritage
Museum
Photo: Northerner, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Faroe Islands National Museum is the national museum of the Faroe Islands, located in Tórshavn. Faroese National Heritage is situated 2½ km southeast of Kallanes.
Nordic House in the Faroe Islands
Museum
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The Nordic House is a cultural institution in the Faroe Islands. Its aim is to support and promote Nordic and Faroese culture, locally and in the Nordic region. Nordic House in the Faroe Islands is situated 3½ km south of Kallanes.
Tórsvøllur
Pitch
Photo: EileenSanda, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tórsvøllur is a football stadium on the sport site of Gundadalur in Tórshavn, the capital of the Faroe Islands. The stadium holds 6,500 people, and was built in 1999 to become the country's national stadium to provide an artificial grass surface on which international football matches could be played. Tórsvøllur is situated 3½ km south of Kallanes.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hvítanes and Kaldbak.
Hvítanes
Village
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Hvítanes is a village in the Faroe Islands. It is on Streymoy's east coast, northeast of Hoyvík and Tórshavn. Its name means "White Point" in Faroese. Hvítanes is located in a little bay with a stone beach and a harbour where the small boats can be pulled up a ramp out of reach of the sometimes destructive sea.
Kaldbak
Village
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Kaldbak is a village in the Faroe Islands, on Streymoy's east coast and part of Tórshavn Municipality. The village lies on the northern side of the fjord Kaldbaksfjørður.
Hoyvík
Village
Photo: EileenSanda, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tórshavn is the capital of the Faroe Islands. At the foot of a mountain range, the archipelago's largest city has a long history dating back as far as 850 AD.
Kallanes
- Type: Point
- Category: landform
- Location: Tórshavn Municipality, Streymoy, Faroe Islands, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
62.05106° or 62° 3′ 4″ northLongitude
-6.7961° or 6° 47′ 46″ westElevation
41 metres (135 feet)Open location code
9CJM3623+CHGeoNames ID
2619180
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In Other Languages
“Kallanes” goes by many names.
- Faroese: “Kallanes”
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