Faroe Marine Research Institute
Faroe Marine Research Institute is an office building in Tórshavn Municipality, Streymoy which is located on Nóatún. Faroe Marine Research Institute is situated nearby to the university Ovastova, as well as near Fróðskaparsetur Føroya.- Opening hours:
Monday—Thursday: 9:00 AM—4:00 PM
Friday: 9:00 AM—3:30 PM - Email: hav@havstovan.fo
- Type: Office building
- Also known as: “Havstovan”
- Address: Nóatún 1, Tórshavn, 100
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include National Library of the Faroe Islands and Centre of Maritime Studies and Engineering.
National Library of the Faroe Islands
Library
Photo: Maciej Brencz, CC BY 2.0.
The National Library of the Faroe Islands is the national library for the Faroe Islands, a self-governing country within the Kingdom of Denmark. It is both a public and a research library. National Library of the Faroe Islands is situated 150 metres north of Faroe Marine Research Institute.
Centre of Maritime Studies and Engineering
School building
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Centre of Maritime Studies and Engineering is a vocational maritime school located in Tórshavn. It offers three year shipmaster and marine engineer courses as well as other maritime related courses.
Tórshavn Cathedral
Church
Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tórshavn Cathedral is the second oldest received church of the Faroe Islands, on Tinganes in the old town of Tórshavn. Painted white, and roofed with slate, it was established in 1788. Tórshavn Cathedral is situated 590 metres northeast of Faroe Marine Research Institute.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tinganes and Tórshavn.
Tinganes
Quarter
Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tinganes is the historic location of the Faroese landsstýri, and is a part of Tórshavn. The name means "parliament jetty" or "parliament point" in Faroese.
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.
Argir
Village
Photo: EileenSanda, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Argir is a village in the Faroe Islands. Argir most likely takes its name from Old Irish airge, which means summer pasture; several placenames in Faroe carry the same name with this meaning.
Faroe Marine Research Institute
- Categories: government office, building, and office
- Location: Tórshavn Municipality, Streymoy, Faroe Islands, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
62.00558° or 62° 0′ 20″ northLongitude
-6.7792° or 6° 46′ 45″ westOpen location code
9CJM264C+68OpenStreetMap ID
way 297050092OpenStreetMap feature
building=officeOpenStreetMap feature
office=government
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