Hvítanes

View from Hvítanes to Skálafjørður . Painting by Sámal Mikines on the first Faroe Islands stamp series from 1975

Hvítanes [ ˈkvʊitaneːs ] ( Danish name : Hvidenæs ) is a place in the Faroe Islands near the capital Tórshavn .

Population: 93 (January 1, 2007)
Postal code: FO-187
Municipality : Tórshavnar kommuna

Hvítanes is located north of the capital on the east coast of Streymoy . The place was founded in 1837 . Today they are planning a submarine tunnel to Skálafjørður on Eysturoy . This would shorten the travel time from Tórshavn to the metropolitan areas around Runavík and Nes considerably.

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62.046388888889 -6.7691666666667Coordinates: 62 ° 3 ′ N , 6 ° 46 ′ W