Skarvanes
Skarvanes | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 61°47′35″N 6°44′13″W / 61.79306°N 6.73694°W | |
State | Kingdom of Denmark |
Constituent country | Faroe Islands |
Island | Sandoy |
Municipality | Húsavík Municipality |
Population (1 January 2013) | |
• Total | 13 |
Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (EST) |
Climate | Cfc |
Skarvanes (Danish: Skarvenæs; lit. 'cape of shags') is a village on Sandoy, in the Faroe Islands.
It temporarily became extinct in 2000 when its last permanent inhabitant died,[1] though the population has since rebounded; as of 2013, the population is 13, with most of the houses being uses as holiday homes.
References
- ^ Faeroe Islands. "All villages on the Faroe Islands". Faeroe Islands.dk. Retrieved 4 December 2011.
External links
- Media related to Skarvanes at Wikimedia Commons