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Hvítanes

Hvítanes is a village in the . It is on 's east coast, northeast of and . 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.
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  • Type: Village with 105 residents
  • Description: settlement on Streymoy, Faroe Islands
  • Also known as: “Hvitanes”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Faroese National Heritage and Nordic House in the Faroe Islands.

Museum
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The Faroe Islands National Museum is the national of the , located in .

Museum
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The Nordic House is a cultural institution in the . Its aim is to support and promote and culture, locally and in the Nordic region. is situated 2½ km south of Hvítanes.

Pitch
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is a football stadium on the sport site of in , the capital of the . The 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. is situated 3 km south of Hvítanes.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hoyvík and Kaldbak.

Village
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Tórshavn is the capital of the . At the foot of a mountain range, the archipelago's largest city has a long history dating back as far as 850 AD.

Village
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is a village in the , on 's east coast and part of . The village lies on the northern side of the fjord Kaldbaksfjørður. is situated 3½ km northwest of Hvítanes.

Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is the capital of the . At the foot of a mountain range, the archipelago's largest city has a long history dating back as far as 850 AD.

Hvítanes

Latitude
62.04466° or 62° 2′ 41″ north
Longitude
-6.7726° or 6° 46′ 21″ west
Population
105
Elevation
3 metres (10 feet)
Open location code
9CJM26VG+VX
Open­Street­Map ID
node 29023759
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2619504
Wiki­data ID
Q603859
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In Other Languages

From Bavarian to Swedish—“Hvítanes” goes by many names.
  • Bavarian: “Hvítanes”
  • Catalan: “Hvítanes”
  • Danish: “Hvidenæs”
  • Danish: “Hvítanes”
  • Dutch: “Hvítanes”
  • Faroese: “Hvítanes”
  • French: “Hvítanes”
  • German: “Hvítanes”
  • Hungarian: “Hvítanes”
  • Irish: “Hvítanes”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Hvítanes”
  • Norwegian: “Hvítanes”
  • Polish: “Hvítanes”
  • Romanian: “Hvítanes”
  • Spanish: “Hvitanes”
  • Spanish: “Hvítanes”
  • Swedish: “Hvítanes”

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Highlights include Kirkjugarðurin í Hoyvík and Stóratjørn.

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