Skarvanes is a village on Sandoy, in the Faroe Islands. It temporarily became extinct in 2000 when its last permanent inhabitant died, though the population has since rebounded; as of 2013, the population is 13, with most of the houses being uses as holiday homes.

Húsavík

Village

Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Húsavík is an old village located on the east of the island of Sandoy, in Húsavík Municipality, Faroe Islands. In the centre of Húsavík there is a ruin called ‘Heimi á Garði’.

Dalur

Village

Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Dalur is a village in the Faroe Islands. Dalur is located on the east-side of Sandoy. The village lies in the bottom of a relatively large valley. Dalur means valley in Faroese.

Dúniavatn

Type: Lake
Category: body of water
Location: Sandoyar, Faroe Islands, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

61.8001° or 61° 48′ 0″ north

Longitude

-6.741° or 6° 44′ 28″ west

Open location code

9CHMR725+2H

OpenStreetMap ID

way 589097784

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=water

OpenStreetMap feature

water=lake

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