Oyri is a village on the central west coast of the Faroese island Eysturoy in the Sunda municipality. Oyri is situated 3 km northwest of Breiðásandur. Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Oyrarbakki is a village on the west coast of the Faroese island of Eysturoy in the Sunda municipality, between Norðskáli and Oyri. Oyrarbakki is situated 4½ km northwest of Breiðásandur. Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Breiðásandur

Type: Hamlet
Location: Streymoy, Faroe Islands, Nordic countries, Europe

Latitude 62.1718° or 62° 10' 18.4" north	Longitude -6.9395° or 6° 56' 22.3" west
Elevation 1 metre (3 feet)	OpenStreetMap ID node 302104802
GeoNames ID 2623444

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Also Known As

Faroese: Breiðásandur
Breidhasandur

Other Places Named Breiðásandur

BreiðásandurBeach, Eysturoy, Faroe Islands

In the Area

Localities

SkarvsoyriLocality
ToftirHamlet
VeðranesLocality, 2½ km southeast
Selatrað4 km southeast

Landmarks

StóratjørnLake
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Former Whaling StationMuseum
Á FossiWaterfall, 2½ km south

Other Places

SølváStream
BreiðáStream
BreiðábotnurCirque
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