Hvannasund

General information - Location

Country	Faroe Islands
Location in country	East
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -6.516,Lat: 62.2953
Elevation	25 meter above sea level
Local time	5:18:38am
At island	Viðoy
Name province/region	Norðoyar
Name Subregion	Hvannasund

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Norðdepil	0.5 km	WestNorthWest
2 Norðtoftir	2 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Árnafjørður	4.5 km	SouthSouthWest
4 Haraldsund	5.3 km	WestSouthWest
5 Ánirnar	5.5 km	SouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Tórshavn	Faroe-islands	32 km	SouthWest
2 Glasgow	Scotland	735 km	South
3 Reykjavík	Iceland	791 km	NorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Hvannasund lies at the Atlantic Ocean (direction West). The nearest bigger lake is Eiðisvatn (0.9 km² at a distance of 27.3 km in WestNorthWestern direction).The place is located at an island named Viðoy. The distance to the mainland is 414 km.

Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 4%, low location: 52%, hill: 44%, The hills are mainly flatern orientated.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Bergen Airport, Flesland (at a distance of 665 km and direction EastSouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Vágar Airport (at a distance of 48 km in WestSouthWestern direction).

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Hvannasund in country Faroe-islands

Hvannasund at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Heart of Neolithic Orkney	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	408 km	SouthSouthEast
2 St Kilda	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	514 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Vatnajökull National Park - Dynamic Nature of Fire and Ice	Iceland	570 km	NorthWest

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB Hvannasund
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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Norðoyar region

Type of weather in Norðoyar region	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	2 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	7.52 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 4)
Wind direction:	North North East
Air pressure:	1012 mb
Humidity:	73 %
Daylength at 25 April 2024:	15 hour and 51 minutes
Sunrise :	06:28 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	22:19 Europe/Amsterdam