Hvalba geodata
Hvalba (Suðuroy) is a seat of a second-order administrative division; located in Faroe Islands in Atlantic/Faroe (GMT+1) time zone. With population of 673 people, there are 16 cities with bigger population in this country. Compared to other cities in Faroe Islands, 83.3% of cities are located further ↑North; 83.3% of cities are located further →East and 90% of cities have lower elevation than Hvalba. Note1
Hvalba GPS coordinates[2]
61° 36' 8.532" North, 6° 57' 38.268" West
| Map corner | latitude | longitude |
|---|---|---|
| Upper-left | 61.93497°, | -7.66376° |
| Center: | 61.60237°, | -6.96063° |
| Lower-right: | 61.26616°, | -6.25751° |
| Map W x H: | 74.4×74.4 km | = 46.2×46.2mi |
| max Lat: | 62.35999° ⇑83.3% North |
| Hvalba: | 61.60237° |
| min Lat: | ⇓16.7% South 61.47324° |
| min Long | Hvalba | max Long |
| -7.30749° | -6.96063° | -6.32379° |
| W 16.7%⇐ | ⇒83.3% E |
Elevation
Elevation of Hvalba is 145 m = 476 ft, and this is 56.6 m = 186 ft above average elevation for this country.
| Max E: |
358 m = 1175 ft | 10% |
| Hvalba | 145 m 476 ft | |
| Avg. | 88.4 m = 290 ft | |
Min E: |
1 m = 3 ft | 90% |
See also: Faroe Islands elevation on elevation.city.
Geographical zone
Hvalba is located in North temperate zone (between Tropic of Cancer and the Arctic Circle). Distance of this North polar circle is 551.6 km =342.7 mi to North.| Distance of | km | miles | from Hvalba |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Pole | 3157.5 | 1962 | to North |
| Arctic Circle | 551.6 | 342.7 | to North |
| Tropic Cancer | 4243.6 | 2636.8 | to South |
| Equator | 6849.5 | 4256.1 | to South |
Nearby cities:
15 places around Hvalba: (largest is in red/bold)
• Argir
44.9 km =27.9 mi, 
12°
• Hov
15 km =9.3 mi, 
134°
• Hoyvík
48.9 km =30.4 mi, 11°
• Miðvágur
51.4 km =31.9 mi, 
346°
• Porkeri
17.7 km =11 mi, 
139°
• Sandavágur
51.2 km =31.8 mi, 348°
• Sandur
27.9 km =17.3 mi, 
16°
• Skopun
33.7 km =20.9 mi, 7°
• Skálavík
29.9 km =18.6 mi, 
31°
• Skúvoy
20.5 km =12.7 mi, 23°
• Sørvágur
55.3 km =34.4 mi, 
340°
• Toftir
1 km =0.6 mi, 
122°
• Tvøroyri
9.5 km =5.9 mi, 123°
• Tórshavn
46.4 km =28.8 mi, 12°
• Vágur
16.4 km =10.2 mi, 
151°
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
