Skálabot only

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Skálabotnur [ ˈskɔalaˌbɔtnʊɹ ] ( Danish name : Skålefjord ) is a place in the Faroe Islands on Eysturoy at the end of the Skálafjørður fjord . Often the name Skálafjørður is also used for this place. To avoid confusion with the fjord, the name Í Skálafirði was agreed .

• Population: 100 (January 1, 2007)
• Postal code: FO-485
• Commune : Runavíkar kommuna

Skálabotnur is home to one of the Faroe Islands' rare sandy beaches. The place was founded at the beginning of the 17th century , but excavations suggest that people have settled here earlier.

Today there is a fish fry farm here, which will be abandoned in aquaculture after a year and a half to two years .

Coordinates: 62 ° 12 ′  N , 6 ° 51 ′  W