Høvdasund
Høvdasund is a bay in Streymoy, Faroe Islands. Høvdasund is situated nearby to the locality Hvalsryggur, as well as near Hvannhólmsbarmur.Places of Interest
Highlights include Skopunar kirkja.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Skopun and Hestur.
Skopun
Village
Skopun is a town in the Faroe Islands situated on the northern coast of Sandoy. Skopun is the second-largest town on the island. Skopun Municipality consists only of the town of Skopun.
Hestur
Village
Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hestur is an island in the central Faroe Islands, to the west of Streymoy and the south of Koltur. Hestur means horse in Faroese. On the west coast is a guillemot colony.
Koltur
Village
Photo: EileenSanda, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Koltur is a village on the island of Koltur, Faroe Islands. It has a population of 0 as of 30th of April 2025, but this is due to the village having non permanent residences, because of its small size.
Høvdasund
- Type: Bay
- Also known as: “Hovdasund”
- Category: body of water
- Location: Streymoy, Faroe Islands, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
61.91448° or 61° 54′ 52″ northLongitude
-6.95148° or 6° 57′ 5″ westElevation
138 metres (453 feet)Open location code
9CHMW27X+QCOpenStreetMap ID
node 302101267OpenStreetMap feature
natural=bayGeoNames ID
2619831
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In Other Languages
“Høvdasund” goes by many names.
- Faroese: “Høvdasund”
Localities in the Area
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