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Youtube Kalsoy Video - Movie
For a detailed description of this island, see our info-island-page:Kalsoy
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Physical characteristics - Location| Coordinates: | long: -6.73649 lat : 62.29479 | | Coordinates (gr,min,sec): WGS84 | long: -6°44'11.3784 lat : 62°17'41.2368 | | Surface area: | 30.7 km2 (0.081 x Isle of Wight) | | Length coastline: | 39.6 km | | Average height: | 309 metre | | Length island: | 18 km | | Maximum width island (estimate): | 3 km | | Name : | Nestindar (0 metre) | | Orientation island: | North-northwest - South-southeast |
Demographic data island| Habited: | Yes | | Number of inhabitants: | 95 | | Population density: | 4.80 inh/km2 | | Important places (direction): | Syðradalur (Z), Húsar (ZO), Mikladalur (NO), Trøllanes (N) |
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Naming - Location| Local native name: | Kalsoy | | Archipelago (island group): | | Neighboring islands
(Island hopping): | 1) Borðoy 1.5 km East
2) Kunoy 1.7 km EastNorthEast
3) Eysturoy 1.7 km SouthSouthWest
4) Viðoy 9.1 km NorthEast
5) Svínoy 13.1 km EastNorthEast
6) Streymoy 14 km SouthWest
7) Fugloy 19.3 km EastNorthEast
8) Nólsoy 22.5 km South
9) Vágar 24.6 km SouthWest
10) Koltur 29.8 km SouthSouthWest
11) Hestur 30.9 km SouthSouthWest
12) Sandoy 37 km SouthSouthWest
13) Mykines 45.3 km WestSouthWest
14) Skúvoy 49.6 km South
15) Stóra Dímun 57.9 km South
16) Suðuroy 65.1 km South
17) Lítla Dímun 65.4 km South
18) Mainland Shetland 330.6 km EastSouthEast
19) Foula 336.9 km SouthEast
20) Papa Stour 337.2 km SouthEast
21) Yell 338.7 km EastSouthEast
22) Unst 342.6 km EastSouthEast
23) Muckle Roe 345.9 km SouthEast
24) Vaila 352.8 km SouthEast
25) Fetlar 353.2 km EastSouthEast
| | Country: | | | Country-section: | Faeröer | | Location in Country: | | | Name : | | | Name : | | | Main place: | Húsar | Places portal2europe
(sister website): | Husar (SouthSouthEast)
Mikladalur
Sydradalur sysler nordoyar
Trollanes (North)
| | Location Main place: | Southeast | | Sea: | | | Distance to main land: | 410 km | | Nearest Country: | | | Type Rock outcrop: | rocky surface | | island-Type: | island in sea | | Remarks: | |
Relief: Height Classes in percentages
Relief: Slope Classes in percentages
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Weather at Kalsoy
| The weather type in Fuglafjørður | moderate rain |  | | Current temperature: | 5 degrees Celcius
| | Precipitation last 3 hours: | No precipitation | | Wind: | 4.78 meter per second (Wind force - bft 3)
| | Winddirection: | East | | Atmospheric pressure: | 1011 mb
| | Humidity: | 90 %
| | Daylength at 30 October 2024: | 8 hour and 31 minutes | | Sunrise: | 08:54 Europe/Amsterdam | | Sunset: | 17:26 Europe/Amsterdam |
Weather-page: Kalsoy
The weather for the next few hours
Fuglafjørður - FO (longitude: -6.7365, latitude: 62.2948)
Distance weather station to the center island (direction NO): 7.12 km
22:00
4 degrees Celcius
1008 mbar
moderate rain | 1:00
5 degrees Celcius
1006 mbar
light rain | 4:00
5 degrees Celcius
1003 mbar
moderate rain | 7:00
6 degrees Celcius
1002 mbar
light rain | 10:00
6 degrees Celcius
1003 mbar
light rain |
Climate: Temperature and Precipitation
Transport on your island-holiday| Directly accessible from Western Europe (The Netherlands) by plane: | No | | International airport present : | No | | Accessible by car: | No | | Distance from Western Europe (The Netherlands) (rough estimate): | 0 km | | Ferry connection - Car - Car - with mainland: | No | | Boat Connection - pedestrian - with mainland: | No | | Ferry - Car - connect with another island - Island hopping: | No | | Boat Connection - pedestrian - with another island: | No | | Bicycle facilities: | No |
island-Island, island-Tourism - island-attractions
island accommodation: Hotel ,Holiday Home, Camping  Hotel |
Hotel at Kalsoy booking.com
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 Camping | 1) Mikladalur camping
| | Holiday Home | | | Bed & Breakfast | | | accommodation-page | Kalsoy
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Social media - Multimedia
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