Official Name: | Skarvanes |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Mapsize: | 250px |
Pushpin Map: | Faroe Islands |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Faroe Islands |
Subdivision Type: | State |
Subdivision Type1: | Constituent country |
Subdivision Name1: | Faroe Islands |
Subdivision Type2: | Island |
Subdivision Name2: | Sandoy |
Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Population As Of: | 1 January 2013 |
Population Total: | 13 |
Timezone1: | GMT |
Utc Offset1: | +0 |
Timezone1 Dst: | EST |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +1 |
Coordinates: | 61.7931°N -6.7369°W |
Postal Code: | FO-236 |
Blank Name: | Climate |
Blank Info: | Cfc |
Skarvanes (da|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.