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.
- Dwelling
- …lies at an elevation of around 50 metres (170 feet)
- …is also known as “Víkar, Faroe Islands”
- Description: abandoned village
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Eysturtindur
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Árnafjall
Peak
Árnafjall is the highest mountain on the island of Vágar in the Faroe Islands.
3 km west of Vikar
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gásadalur and Bøur.
Gásadalur
Vágar is an island in the Faroe Islands, the island…
3½ km southwest of Vikar
Bøur
Vágar is an island in the Faroe Islands, the island…
4½ km south of Vikar
Vikar
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Latitude
62.12657° or 62° 7′ 36″ north
Longitude
-7.37938° or 7° 22′ 46″ west
Open location code
9CJJ4JGC+J6
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place = isolated_dwelling
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Turkish—“Vikar” goes by many names.
VíkarCatalan
VigumDanish
VíkarDanish
VíkarDutch
فيكارEgyptian Arabic
VíkarFaroese
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