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

Maps

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  Position on the Faroe map.
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  Detailed map of Sandoy

Photos

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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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  Húsavík
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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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  Skopun
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  Skálavík
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  Memorial in memory of Heðin Brú, a Faroese novelist, in the village Skálavík.
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  Dalur
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  Skarvanes
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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

Stamps

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  Stamp Ø 005 of 1975: West coast of Sandoy.