Sandvík
Also known as Sandvik
Sandvík (pronounced , "Sandy Bay"; ) is the northernmost village of the island of Suðuroy in the Faroe Islands. It is situated on the northern side of a shallow fjord. The village was previously known as Hvalvík (Bay of Whales). It changed its name to Sandvík in 1913 as there was too much confusion regarding mail delivery, because there is another village named Hvalvík on Streymoy. The village had originally been known as Sandvík during the Viking Age.
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10 sectionsContents
- History
- Overview
- The Road Tunnel from 1969
- Húsið uttan Ánna - A Historical Home and Museum
- Ásmundarstakkur - A Sea Stack West of Sandvík
- Writers from Sandvík
- Gallery
- See also
- References
- External links
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