Tórshavn

General information - Location

Country	Faroe Islands
Location in country	Southeast
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -6.7512,Lat: 62.0269
Elevation	1 meter above sea level
Local time	17:51:21pm
Population	17000 (largest city in country)
At island	Streymoy
Name province/region (Sysler)	Streymoy
Wiki-website Subregion (Kommuna)	Tórshavn

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Hvítanes	2.2 km	NorthNorthWest
2 Nólsoy	4.5 km	SouthEast
3 Kaldbak	5.5 km	NorthWest
4 Sund	5.6 km	NorthWest
5 Æðuvík	5.6 km	NorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Tórshavn	Faroe-islands	0 km	East
2 Glasgow	Scotland	708 km	South
3 Reykjavík	Iceland	791 km	NorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Tórshavn lies at the Atlantic Ocean (direction WestSouthWest). The nearest bigger lake is Sandsvatn (0.6 km² at a distance of 19.5 km in SouthSouthWestern direction).

Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 14%, low location: 81%, hill: 5%, The hills are mainly flatern orientated. The surroundings of the place is lightly urbanised.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Bergen Airport, Flesland (at a distance of 671 km and direction EastSouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Vágar Airport (at a distance of 28 km in WestNorthWestern direction).

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Tórshavn in country Faroe-islands

Tórshavn 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	389 km	SouthSouthEast
2 St Kilda	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	482 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Vatnajökull National Park - Dynamic Nature of Fire and Ice	Iceland	575 km	NorthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Hoyvík

Type of weather in Hoyvík	light rain
Current temperature:	6 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	8.06 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 5)
Wind direction:	South West
Air pressure:	1006 mb
Humidity:	82 %
Daylength at 3 December 2024:	5 hour and 43 minutes
Sunrise :	10:25 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	16:08 Europe/Amsterdam