Vatndalsskarð

Vatndalsskarð is a pass in , and has an elevation of 507 metres. Vatndalsskarð is situated nearby to the village , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Slættaratindur and Gráfelli.

Peak
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is the highest mountain in the , at an elevation of 880 metres. It is located in the northern part of , between the villages of , , and .

Peak
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is the second highest mountain of the located on the island of . It has an elevation of 856 metres. just south-east of the mountain is 24 metres higher at 880 metres, the highest point of the Faroes. lies at the foot of both and . is situated 4 km north of Vatndalsskarð.

Church
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Funninger Church, in the village of , is one of the 10 remaining old wooden churches in the built between 1829 and 1847. It was inaugurated on 30 November 1847, and is for that reason the newest of the old traditional wooden churches.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Funningur and Ljósá.

Village
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is a village on the . It is located on the northwest coast of . It was the only village in the municipality called Funnings kommuna, which on 1 January 2009 became part of Runavíkar kommuna.

Village
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is a village located on in the , in . It is located 4 km south of and 4 km north of . The village was founded around 1840. is situated 3 km west of Vatndalsskarð.

Village
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Streymoy is the largest of the . The 24,700 inhabitants make up nearly half of the population of the Faroe Islands. is situated 4½ km west of Vatndalsskarð.

Vatndalsskarð

Latitude
62.27606° or 62° 16′ 34″ north
Longitude
-7.00602° or 7° 0′ 22″ west
Elevation
507 metres (1,663 feet)
Open location code
9CJJ7XGV+CH
Geo­Names ID
2610700
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