Hvítanes (Danish: Hvidenæs) is a village in the Faroe Islands. It is on Streymoy's east coast, northeast of Hoyvík and Tórshavn. Its name means "White Point" in Faroese.
Hvítanes
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Village
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Hvítanes, Faroe Islands
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Location in the Faroe Islands | |
Coordinates: 62°02′48″N 6°46′10″W / 62.04667°N 6.76944°W / 62.04667; -6.76944 | |
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Island | Streymoy |
Municipality | Tórshavn Municipality |
Founded | 1837 |
Population
(August 2022)[1]
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• Total | 99 |
Time zone | GMT |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (EST) |
Postal code |
FO 187
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Climate | Cfc |
Hvítanes is located in a little bay with a stone beach and a harbour where the small boats can be pulled up a ramp out of reach of the sometimes destructive sea.
It was founded in 1837.
The Eysturoyartunnilin surfaces near Hvítanes and connects Tórshavn with the SkálafjørðuronEysturoy.
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