Vikar
Víkar is an abandoned village in the Faroe Islands on the north coast of the island of Vágar. The name Víkar means coves in Faroese, a name with a similar meaning to that of the island of Vágar itself.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: latzenhofer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Dwelling
- Description: abandoned village
- Also known as: “Víkar, Faroe Islands”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Eysturtindur and Árnafjall.
Eysturtindur
Peak
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Eysturtindur is the second highest point - 714 m - on the island of Vágoy, Faroe Islands.
Árnafjall
Peak
Árnafjall is the highest mountain on the island of Vágar in the Faroe Islands. The highest point is 722 metres above sea level. The name Árnafjall translates to the eagles mountain. Árnafjall is situated 3 km west of Vikar.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gásadalur and Bøur.
Gásadalur
Village
Photo: Stig Nygaard, CC BY 2.0.
Vágar is an island in the Faroe Islands, the island is also called Vága in combination with other words. Gásadalur is situated 3½ km southwest of Vikar.
Bøur
Village
Photo: EileenSanda, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Vágar is an island in the Faroe Islands, the island is also called Vága in combination with other words. Bøur is situated 4½ km south of Vikar.
Sørvágur
Village
Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sørvágur is a village on the island of Vágar in the Faroe Islands. It is located at the landward end of Sørvágsfjørður. Sørvágur is the largest village in Sørvágur Municipality. Sørvágur is situated 7 km southeast of Vikar.
Vikar
- Categories: abandoned village, locality, residential building, and building
- Location: Vágar, Faroe Islands, Nordic countries, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
62.12657° or 62° 7′ 36″ northLongitude
-7.37938° or 7° 22′ 46″ westElevation
52 metres (171 feet)Open location code
9CJJ4JGC+J6OpenStreetMap ID
node 302100265OpenStreetMap feature
place=isolated_dwelling
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Turkish—“Vikar” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Víkar”
- Danish: “Vigum”
- Danish: “Víkar”
- Dutch: “Vikar”
- Dutch: “Víkar”
- Egyptian Arabic: “فيكار”
- Faroese: “Víkar”
- German: “Víkar”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Víkar”
- Norwegian: “Víkar”
- Swedish: “Víkar”
- Turkish: “Víkar”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Vikar”. Photo: latzenhofer, CC BY-SA 2.0.