Sandvík
Sandvík (pronounced [ˈsanvʊik], "Sandy Bay"; Danish: Sandvig) is the northernmost village of the island of Suðuroy in the Faroe Islands. It is situated on the northern side of a shallow fjord. The village was previously known as Hvalvík (Bay of Whales). It changed its name to Sandvík in 1913 as there was too much confusion regarding mail delivery, because there is another village named Hvalvík on Streymoy. The village had originally been known as Sandvík during the Viking Age.
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Sandvík
Sandvík (pronounced [ˈsanvʊik], "Sandy Bay"; Danish: Sandvig) is the northernmost village of the island of Suðuroy in the Faroe Islands. It is situated on the northern side of a shallow fjord. The village was previously known as Hvalvík (Bay of Whales). It changed its name to Sandvík in 1913 as there was too much confusion regarding mail delivery, because there is another village named Hvalvík on Streymoy. The village had originally been known as Sandvík during the Viking Age.
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Sandvík (pronounced [ˈsanvʊik] ...... Sandvík during the Viking Age.
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Sandvík is een dorp dat behoor ...... ioneel Faeröers huis uit 1860.
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Sandvík ist ein kleines färöis ...... m südlichen Nachbarort Hvalba.
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Sandvík é uma povoação das Ilh ...... a a Hvalba e ao resto da ilha.
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Sandvík with Lítla Dímun in the background
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Sandvík (pronounced [ˈsanvʊik] ...... Sandvík during the Viking Age.
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Sandvík is een dorp dat behoor ...... ioneel Faeröers huis uit 1860.
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Sandvík ist ein kleines färöis ...... m südlichen Nachbarort Hvalba.
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Sandvík é uma povoação das Ilh ...... a a Hvalba e ao resto da ilha.
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