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 | |
 Hvítanes, Faroe Islands | |
  Hvítanes Location in the Faroe Islands | |
| Coordinates: 62°02′48″N 6°46′10″W / 62.04667°N 6.76944°W | |
| State |  Kingdom of Denmark |
| Constituent country |  Faroe Islands |
| Island | Streymoy |
| Municipality | Tórshavn Municipality |
| Founded | 1837 |
| Population (August 2022)[1] | |
• Total | 99 |
| Time zone | GMT |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (EST) |
| Postal code | FO 187 |
| 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 Skálafjørður on Eysturoy.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Population, municipalities and villages Statistics Faroe Islands
External links
edit- Faroeislands.dk: Hvítanes Images and description of all cities on the Faroe Islands.
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