Hell’s Eye
Hell’s Eye is a cave in Tórshavn Municipality, Streymoy. Hell’s Eye is situated nearby to the museum Faroese National Heritage, as well as near the village Hoyvík.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Faroese National Heritage and Tórsvøllur.
Faroese National Heritage
Museum
Photo: Northerner, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Faroe Islands National Museum is the national museum of the Faroe Islands, located in Tórshavn. Faroese National Heritage is situated 700 metres northwest of Hell’s Eye.
Tórsvøllur
Pitch
Photo: EileenSanda, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tórsvøllur is a football stadium on the sport site of Gundadalur in Tórshavn, the capital of the Faroe Islands. The stadium holds 6,500 people, and was built in 1999 to become the country's national stadium to provide an artificial grass surface on which international football matches could be played.
Nordic House in the Faroe Islands
Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.5 dk.
The Nordic House is a cultural institution in the Faroe Islands. Its aim is to support and promote Nordic and Faroese culture, locally and in the Nordic region. Nordic House in the Faroe Islands is situated 1½ km west of Hell’s Eye.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hoyvík and Tórshavn.
Hoyvík
Village
Photo: EileenSanda, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tórshavn is the capital of the Faroe Islands. At the foot of a mountain range, the archipelago's largest city has a long history dating back as far as 850 AD.
Tórshavn
Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tórshavn is the capital of the Faroe Islands. At the foot of a mountain range, the archipelago's largest city has a long history dating back as far as 850 AD.
Hvítanes
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Hvítanes is a village in the Faroe Islands. It is on Streymoy's east coast, northeast of Hoyvík and Tórshavn. Its name means "White Point" in Faroese. Hvítanes is located in a little bay with a stone beach and a harbour where the small boats can be pulled up a ramp out of reach of the sometimes destructive sea.
Hell’s Eye
- Type: Cave
- Also known as: “Heljareyga”
- Category: landform
- Location: Tórshavn Municipality, Streymoy, Faroe Islands, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
62.02739° or 62° 1′ 39″ northLongitude
-6.75585° or 6° 45′ 21″ westElevation
1 metre (3 feet)Open location code
9CJM26GV+XMOpenStreetMap ID
node 4922740243OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cave_entranceGeoNames ID
11102520
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