Sandoy
Sandoy is one of the Faroe Islands. About 1,500 people live here on an area of 125 km².
Villages in Sandoy include: Skopun, Sandur (Faroe Islands), Skarvanes, Dalur, Húsavík (Faroe Islands) and Skálavík. To the region belong the islands of Skúvoy and Stóra Dímun
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Position on the Faroe map.
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Detailed map of Sandoy
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Sandoy means "Sand Island", the main town is Sandur, and the bay is called Sandsvágur because of its beach.
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There is a school for the whole island Inni í Dal, which is between Sandur and Skopun, next to the football stadium of B71 Sandoy. A sports hall is being made there in 2012.
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Memorial in memory of Heðin Brú, a Faroese novelist, in the village Skálavík.
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Gróthúsvatn, a lake on Sandoy, near Sandur village.
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The sandy beach of Sandur and the dunes. View to three smaller islands further south.
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Sandur and Skúvoy
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The dunes and the sandy beach of Sandur
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Stamps [edit]
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Stamp Ø 005 of 1975: West coast of Sandoy.
