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Vágsfjørður

Vágsfjørður is a fjord on the of in the . The fjord is located in the southern part and on the eastern side of the island. The distance between the east and the west coast of Suðuroy is very short from Vágsfjørður to .
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  • Type: Bay
  • Description: fjord
  • Also known as: “Vaag Fjord”, “Våg Fjord”, and “Vagsfjordhur”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Porkeri Church and Kirvi.

Church
Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a church in the settlement of in the . Porkeri is situated on the island of , which is the southernmost of the islands.

Peak
Photo: Kallerna, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a mountain in , near the village . is 236m high and its shape resembles that of a pyramid. The mountain is visible from the villages Lopra.

Church
Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nes and Akrar.

Village
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is a village on the Faroese island of located in the municipality of . It is located west of and east of . It should not be confused with another village by the same name on .

Village
Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village in the . The population was 13 in 2024. It is located on Lopransfjørður, an inlet, which itself is part of Vágsfjørður, on the east-side of , and was founded in 1817.

Village
Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village in the , situated northeast of on 's east coast. As of 2020 it had a population of 318, and it has been inhabited at least as early as the 14th century.

Vágsfjørður

Latitude
61.46667° or 61° 28′ north
Longitude
-6.75° or 6° 45′ west
Open location code
9CHMF782+M2
Open­Street­Map ID
node 302102764
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­bay
Geo­Names ID
2610812
Wiki­data ID
Q1416563
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Swedish—“Vágsfjørður” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Vágsfjørður”
  • Danish: “Vágsfjørður”
  • Dutch: “Vágsfjørður”
  • Faroese: “Vágsfjørður”
  • Hungarian: “Vágs-fjord”
  • Lithuanian: “Vagsfjordas”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Vágsfjørður”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Vágsfjørður”
  • Norwegian: “Vágsfjørður”
  • Spanish: “Vágsfjørður”
  • Swedish: “Vágsfjørður”

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Highlights include Porkeris Bygdarsavn and Húsið við Á.

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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 “Vágsfjørður”. Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.