Skipanes
Skipanes (Danish: Skibenæs) is a village on the Faeroese island of Eysturoy in Runavík Municipality.
Skipanes | |
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Village | |
 Skipanes on Skálafjørður | |
  Skipanes Location in the Faroe Islands | |
| Coordinates: 62°10′6″N 6°45′40″W | |
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| Island | Eysturoy |
| Municipality | Runavík Municipality |
| Founded | 1841 |
| Population (1 January 2006) | |
| • Total | 60 |
| Time zone | GMT |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (EST) |
| Postal code | FO 665 |
| Climate | Cfc |
The 2005 population was 59.
Its postal code is FO-665. Skipanes was founded in 1841.
Together with undir Gøtueiði in Eysturkommuna it forms a tiny conurbation. A small creek acts as a border between the two settlements.
It is home to Terji Skibenæs, the guitarist of the Faeroese Viking Metal group Týr.
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