Skopunarfjørður

The strait runs between Trøllhøvdi [fo] (an islet off northern Sandoy) and the south cape of Hestur in the west and Kirkjubønes on Streymoy in the east, over a length of circa 12 kilometres (7.5 mi).

Incidentally, the Trøllhøvdi [fo] islet belongs to Kirkjubøur (Tórshavn Municipality), even though it is separated by a few meters of water from Sandoy.

Fjørður in Faroese can refer to either a fjord in the traditional sense or, in this case, a broad strait between islands.

In 2023, the Sandoyartunnilin opened between Gamlarætt and central Sandoy, replacing the ferries with an all-weather alternative.

Strandfaraskip Landsins operates a bus service crossing under the strait the car, while previously it had operated ferry Teistin (route 60) and the cargo ferry Hasfjord (route 85) between Skopun on Sandoy and Gamlarætt on Streymoy, taking 30 minutes for the crossing.