Víkarnes
Víkarnes is a locality in Sunda, Streymoy. Víkarnes is situated nearby to the village Haldórsvík, as well as near the neighborhood Úti á Bakka.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Haldórsvíkar kirkja and Eiði Hydroelectric Power Station.
Eiði Hydroelectric Power Station
Power station
Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Eiði Hydroelectric Power Station is the largest hydroelectric power station in the Faroe Islands. It stands below a dam on Lake Eiði on the island of Eysturoy.
Lake Eiði
Reservoir
Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lake Eiði is a lake on the island of Eysturoy in the Faroe Islands. Lake Eiði is located between the villages of Eiði and Ljósá. It is the fifth-largest natural lake in the Faroe Islands, with a natural size of 47 hectares that has been increased to 1.14 square kilometers.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Haldórsvík and Ljósá.
Haldórsvík
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Streymoy is the largest of the Faroe Islands. The 24,700 inhabitants make up nearly half of the population of the Faroe Islands.
Ljósá
Village
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Ljósá is a village located on Eysturoy in the Faroe Islands, in Eiði Municipality. It is located 4 km south of Eiði and 4 km north of Svínáir. The village was founded around 1840.
Eiði
Village
Photo: Zairon, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Eysturoy is part of the Faroe Islands in the North Atlantic. Eysturoy, meaning "east island", is the second-largest island in the Faroe Islands, both in size and population.
Víkarnes
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Vikarnes”
- Location: Sunda, Streymoy, Faroe Islands, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
62.27858° or 62° 16′ 43″ northLongitude
-7.09031° or 7° 5′ 25″ westElevation
8 metres (26 feet)Open location code
9CJJ7WH5+CVOpenStreetMap ID
node 7817266062OpenStreetMap feature
place=localityGeoNames ID
2610265
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In Other Languages
“Víkarnes” goes by many names.
- Faroese: “Víkarnes”
Localities in the Area
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