Skopun geodata
Skopun (Sandoy) is a seat of a second-order administrative division; located in Faroe Islands in Atlantic/Faroe (GMT+1) time zone. With population of 464 people, there are 22 cities with bigger population in this country. Compared to other cities in Faroe Islands, 70% of cities are located further ↑North; 73.3% of cities are located further →East and 56.7% of cities have higher elevation than Skopun. Note1
Skopun GPS coordinates[2]
61° 54' 10.26" North, 6° 52' 56.424" West
| Map corner | latitude | longitude |
|---|---|---|
| Upper-left | 62.23221°, | -7.58547° |
| Center: | 61.90285°, | -6.88234° |
| Lower-right: | 61.5699°, | -6.17922° |
| Map W x H: | 73.6×73.6 km | = 45.7×45.7mi |
| max Lat: | 62.35999° ⇑70% North |
| Skopun: | 61.90285° |
| min Lat: | ⇓30% South 61.47324° |
| min Long | Skopun | max Long |
| -7.30749° | -6.88234° | -6.32379° |
| W 26.7%⇐ | ⇒73.3% E |
Elevation
Elevation of Skopun is 68 m = 223 ft, and this is 20.4 m = 67 ft below average elevation for this country.
| Max E: |
358 m = 1175 ft | 56.7% |
| Avg. | 88.4 m = 290 ft | |
| Skopun | 68 m = 223 ft | |
Min E: |
1 m = 3 ft | 43.3% |
See also: Faroe Islands elevation on elevation.city.
Geographical zone
Skopun is located in North temperate zone (between Tropic of Cancer and the Arctic Circle). Distance of this North polar circle is 518.2 km =322 mi to North.| Distance of | km | miles | from Skopun |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Pole | 3124.1 | 1941.2 | to North |
| Arctic Circle | 518.2 | 322 | to North |
| Tropic Cancer | 4277 | 2657.6 | to South |
| Equator | 6883 | 4276.9 | to South |
Nearby cities:
15 places around Skopun: (largest is in red/bold)
• Argir
11.9 km =7.4 mi, 
29°
• Hoyvík
15.5 km =9.6 mi, 
19°
• Kollafjørður
23.3 km =14.5 mi, 
356°
• Miðvágur
23.2 km =14.4 mi, 
315°
• Runavík
24.4 km =15.2 mi, 20°
• Saltangará
25.3 km =15.7 mi, 19°
• Sandavágur
21.8 km =13.5 mi, 320°
• Sandur
7.8 km =4.8 mi, 
149°
• Skálavík
14 km =8.7 mi, 
124°
• Skúvoy
15.2 km =9.4 mi, 
164°
• Strendur
23.7 km =14.7 mi, 16°
• Sørvágur
29.1 km =18.1 mi, 
310°
• Tórshavn
13.2 km =8.2 mi, 25°
• Vestmanna
31.7 km =19.7 mi, 
331°
• Ytri Skáli
28.9 km =18 mi, 
10°
Sources, notices
• [Note1] Compared only with cities in Faroe Islands existing in our database
• [Src1] Map data: © OpenStreetMap contributors (CC-BY-SA)
• [Src2] Other city data from geonames.org with taken over terms of usage.
• [Src3] Geographical zone / Annual Mean Temperature by Robert A. Rohde @ Wikipedia
