Sandavágur
Village in Faroe Islands, Kingdom of Denmark / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sandavágur (Danish: Sandevåg) is a city on the south coast of the Faroese island of Vágar. The name Sandavágur means sandy bay and refers to the sandy beach which used to be much larger than present. From one point in Sandavágur you can get a view of all the southern islands in the Faroes. Sandavágur used to be a municipality until 1 January 2009, when it fused together with the neighbour village Miðvágur into the new Vágar municipality.
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Sandavágur | |
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village | |
Motto: kom! | |
Coordinates: 62°03′24″N 7°9′15″W | |
State | Kingdom of Denmark |
Constituent country | Faroe Islands |
Island | Vágar |
Municipality | Vágar Municipality |
Population (January 2024)[1] | |
• Total | 1,026 |
Time zone | GMT |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (EST) |
Postal code | FO 360 |
Climate | Cfc |
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