Hvítanes
Village in Faroe Islands, Kingdom of Denmark From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hvítanes (Danish: Hvidenæs) is a village in the Faroe Islands. It is on Streymoy's east coast, northeast of Hoyvík and Tórshavn. Its name means "White Point" in Faroese.
Hvítanes | |
|---|---|
Village | |
 Hvítanes, Faroe Islands | |
  Hvítanes Location in the Faroe Islands | |
| Coordinates: 62°02′48″N 6°46′10″W | |
| State |  Kingdom of Denmark |
| Constituent country |  Faroe Islands |
| Island | Streymoy |
| Municipality | Tórshavn Municipality |
| Founded | 1837 |
| Population (August 2022)[1] | |
| • Total | 99 |
| Time zone | GMT |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (EST) |
| Postal code | FO 187 |
| Climate | Cfc |
Hvítanes is located in a little bay with a stone beach and a harbour where the small boats can be pulled up a ramp out of reach of the sometimes destructive sea.
It was founded in 1837.
The Eysturoyartunnilin surfaces near Hvítanes and connects Tórshavn with the Skálafjørður on Eysturoy.
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