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Discover Svinair in Faroe Islands

Svinair in the region of Eysturoy with its 30 habitants is a town located in Faroe Islands - some 17 mi or ( 28 km ) North-West of Tórshavn , the country's capital .

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Local time in Svinair is now 12:27 PM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Atlantic/Faroe " with a UTC offset of 0 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Vestmanna, Tvoroyri, Tórshavn, Sandur, and Oyrarbakki. When in this area, you might want to check out Vestmanna . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Svinair ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Faroe Islands view from Slættaratindur highest mountain

0:31 min by FaroeVids
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Faroe Islands view from Slættaratindur highest mountain at 882m en.wikipedia.org ..

Ljósá

2:01 min by Elvi Joensen
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Dive trip with Dive.fo / Kavaraskulin.fo in Ljósá in Eysturoy on the Faroe Islands ..


Slættaratindur

0:47 min by Sámal Rasmussen
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Uppi á Slættaratindi tann 28. juni 2009 umleið kl 21. Highest peak of the Faroe Islands 882 meters. ..

Fiona catches & holds a silver orb UFO

0:51 min by johnjrp01
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Fiona catches & holds a silver orb UFO which appeared before her. ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Langasandur

Langasandur is a village located at 62°14′14″N, 7°3′13″W on the Faroese island of Streymoy in the municipality of Sunda. The 2012 population was 43. Its postal code is FO 438. There was a whaling station just south of the village of Langasandur, in a place called Gjánoyri. It was built in 1894 by Norwegians and was the first whaling station in the Faroe Islands. It closed down in 1925.

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Located at 62.24 -7.05 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
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Nesvík

Nesvík is a village on the east coast of the Faroese island of Streymoy, located in the Sunda municipality. Its postal code is FO 437. In 2005 its population was 1. Nesvík is home to a religious camp of the conservative Inner Mission of the national church, and a conference center called Leguhusið í Nesvík. Its name is derived from the Faroese words for cape and bay.

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Located at 62.22 -7.02 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
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Norðskáli

Norðskáli is a settlement in the Faroe Islands on the island of Eysturoy at {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:62|12|47|N|6|59|59|W| | |name= }}, a few kilometres north of Oyri. Its name means north dwelling and its population is 249. A 226-metre bridge crosses Sundini from the island of Streymoy between Norðskáli and Oyri. Since the bridge was opened in 1976, a settlement named Oyrarbakki has grown up near the bridge, with a large school, shops and a post office.

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Located at 62.21 -7.00 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
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Streymnes

Streymnes is a village on the eastern coast of the Faroese island of Streymoy in the municipality of Sunda. The 2005 population was 201. Its postal code is FO 435. It is near the site of a former Norwegian whaling station active from 1893-1927. Streymnes is the northern half of a twin-village situated on both sides of the valley. The villages are divided by the river Stórá. The southern half which is approximately the same size is called Hvalvík.

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Located at 62.20 -7.02 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
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Ljósá

Ljósá is a village on the west coast of the Faroese island of Eysturoy in the Eiðis municipality. The 2005 population was 33. Its postal code is FO 466. It was founded in 1840. {{#invoke: Gallery | gallery}}

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Located at 62.27 -7.05 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
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