Hvannasund
Hvannasund is a strait in Northern Islands, Faroe Islands. Hvannasund is situated nearby to the hamlet Fossá, as well as near the village Norðdepil.Places of Interest
Highlights include Hvannasunds kirkja.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hvannasund and Norðdepil.
Hvannasund
Village
Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hvannasund is a village and municipality in the Faroe Islands, an autonomous territory within the Kingdom of Denmark. Hvannasund is located on the west coast of the island of Viðoy.
Norðdepil
Village
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Norðdepil is a village on the east coast of the island of Borðoy in the Norðoyar Region of the Faroe Islands, facing the village of Hvannasund on Viðoy.
Depil
Village
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Depil is a village in the Faroe Islands. Depil is located on the east side of Borðoy between Norðdepil and Norðtoftir. The village has only five inhabitants.
Hvannasund
- Type: Strait
- Also known as: “Kvanne Sund”
- Category: body of water
- Location: Northern Islands, Faroe Islands, Nordic countries, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
62.30731° or 62° 18′ 26″ northLongitude
-6.53134° or 6° 31′ 53″ westElevation
1 metre (3 feet)Open location code
9CJM8F49+WFGeoNames ID
2619567
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In Other Languages
From Danish to Swedish—“Hvannasund” goes by many names.
- Danish: “Hvannasund”
- Dutch: “Hvannasund”
- Faroese: “Hvannasund”
- French: “Hvannasund”
- German: “Hvannasund”
- Norwegian: “Hvannasund”
- Swedish: “Hvannasund”
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