Sandvík is the northernmost village of the island of Suðuroy in the Faroe Islands. It is situated on the northern side of a shallow fjord. The village was previously known as Hvalvík.

Hvalba is a village and a municipality in the Faroe Islands, which consists of Hvalba, Nes-Hvalba and Sandvík. The village spreads around the bottom of a deep inlet, Hvalbiarfjørður, in the northeast of Suðuroy. Hvalba is situated 5 km south of Gjógvin Stóra.

Hvalbiareiði

Locality

Hvalbiareiði is also called Fiskieiði, it is located on the west coast of Suðuroy, west of the village Hvalba. Hvalbiareiði is situated 7 km south of Gjógvin Stóra.

Gjógvin Stóra

Type: Cleft
Also known as: “Gjogvin Stora”
Category: landform
Location: Suðuroy, Faroe Islands, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

61.64752° or 61° 38′ 51″ north

Longitude

-6.92415° or 6° 55′ 27″ west

Elevation

90 metres (295 feet)

Open location code

9CHMJ3XG+28

GeoNames ID

2621403

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In Other Languages

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Faroese: “Gjógvin Stóra”

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