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Coordinates:	long: -7.59494 lat : 62.10455
Coordinates (gr,min,sec): WGS84	long: -7°35'41.7696 lat : 62°6'16.3944
Surface area:	9.6 km² (0.025 x Isle of Wight)
Length coastline:	18.9 km
Average height:	230 metre
Length island:	7 km
Maximum width island (estimate):	2.4 km
Name :	Knúkur (560 metre)
Orientation island:	West - East

Local native name:	Mykines
Archipelago (island group):
Neighboring islands (Island hopping):	1) Vágar 4.3 km EastNorthEast 2) Streymoy 16.6 km EastNorthEast 3) Koltur 29.2 km EastSouthEast 4) Eysturoy 30 km EastNorthEast 5) Hestur 34.3 km EastSouthEast 6) Sandoy 36.5 km EastSouthEast 7) Nólsoy 44.7 km East 8) Kalsoy 45.3 km EastNorthEast 9) Kunoy 49.3 km EastNorthEast 10) Borðoy 49.3 km EastNorthEast 11) Skúvoy 49.4 km SouthEast 12) Viðoy 57.1 km EastNorthEast 13) Suðuroy 57.7 km SouthSouthEast 14) Stóra Dímun 59 km SouthEast 15) Svínoy 61.3 km EastNorthEast 16) Lítla Dímun 66.6 km SouthEast 17) Fugloy 67.4 km EastNorthEast 18) Mainland Shetland 362.8 km EastSouthEast 19) Foula 363.6 km SouthEast 20) Papa Stour 367.3 km EastSouthEast 21) Yell 374.1 km EastSouthEast 22) Muckle Roe 377.2 km EastSouthEast 23) Unst 379.1 km EastSouthEast 24) Vaila 382.1 km EastSouthEast 25) Fetlar 388.2 km EastSouthEast
Country:
Country-section:	Faeröer
Location in Country:
Name :
Name :
Main place:	Mykines
Places portal2europe (sister website):	Mykines (West)
Location Main place:	West-northwest
Sea:
Distance to main land:	410 km
Nearest Country:
Type Rock outcrop:	rocky surface
island-Type:	island in sea
Remarks:

The weather type in Sørvágur	light intensity drizzle rain
Current temperature:	1 degrees Celcius
Precipitation last 3 hours:	No precipitation
Wind:	9.26 meter per second (Wind force - bft 5)
Winddirection:	North-northeast
Atmospheric pressure:	1011 mb
Humidity:	70 %
Daylength at 9 October 2024:	10 hour and 36 minutes
Sunrise:	08:59 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset:	19:35 Europe/Amsterdam

Weather-page: Mykines

Sørvágur - FO (longitude: -7.5949, latitude: 62.1046)
Distance weather station to the center island (direction WNW): 15.28 km

8:00
3 degrees Celcius
1011 mbar
light rain weericoon

11:00
4 degrees Celcius
1010 mbar
light rain weericoon

14:00
6 degrees Celcius
1010 mbar
light rain weericoon

17:00
6 degrees Celcius
1010 mbar
light rain weericoon

20:00
6 degrees Celcius
1010 mbar
light rain weericoon

Directly accessible from Western Europe (The Netherlands) by plane:	No
International airport present :	No
Accessible by car:	Yes
Distance from Western Europe (The Netherlands) (rough estimate):	1820 km
Ferry connection - Car - Car - with mainland:	Yes
Boat Connection - pedestrian - with mainland:	Yes
Ferry - Car - connect with another island - Island hopping:	No
Boat Connection - pedestrian - with another island:	Yes
Bicycle facilities:	No

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