Høvdasund

Høvdasund is a bay in , . Høvdasund is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Skopunar kirkja.

Church
Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Skopun and Hestur.

Village
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is a town in the situated on the northern coast of . is the second-largest town on the island. Municipality consists only of the town of .

Village
Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is an island in the central , to the west of and the south of . means horse in Faroese. On the west coast is a guillemot colony.

Village
Photo: EileenSanda, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a settlement on the island of , . 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

Latitude
61.91448° or 61° 54′ 52″ north
Longitude
-6.95148° or 6° 57′ 5″ west
Elevation
138 metres (453 feet)
Open location code
9CHMW27X+QC
Open­Street­Map ID
node 302101267
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­bay
Geo­Names ID
2619831
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

“Høvdasund” goes by many names.
  • Faroese: “Høvdasund”

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