Skarvanes

Skarvanes
Village
Skarvanes, with the islands of Lítla Dímun and Stóra Dímun in the background
Sandoy
Skarvanes Location in the Faroe Islands
Coordinates: 61°47′35″N 6°44′13″W
State	Kingdom of Denmark
Constituent country	Faroe Islands
Island	Sandoy
Municipality	Húsavík Municipality
Population  (1 January 2013)
• Total	13
Time zone	UTC+0 (GMT)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1 (EST)
Climate	Cfc

Skarvanes (Danish: Skarvenæs; lit. 'cape of shags') is a village on Sandoy, in the Faroe Islands.

It temporarily became extinct in 2000 when its last permanent inhabitant died,^[1] though the population has since rebounded; as of 2013, the population is 13, with most of the houses being uses as holiday homes.

References

1. Faeroe Islands. "All villages on the Faroe Islands". Faeroe Islands.dk. Retrieved 4 December 2011.

External links

• Media related to Skarvanes at Wikimedia Commons