Vágsfjørður
Vágsfjørður is a fjord on the island of Suðuroy in the Faroe Islands. 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 Vágseiði.
- Type: Bay
- Description: fjord
- Also known as: “Vaag Fjord”, “Våg Fjord”, and “Vagsfjordhur”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Porkeri Church and Kirvi.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nes and Akrar.
Porkeri
Village
Vágsfjørður
- Categories: fjord and body of water
- Location: Suðuroy, Faroe Islands, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
61.46667° or 61° 28′ north
Longitude
-6.75° or 6° 45′ west
Open location code
9CHMF782+M2
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=bay
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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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”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Stangarnestangi and Sjóvartoftir.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Porkeris Bygdarsavn and Húsið við Á.
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Worth a closer look: Tórshavn and Northern Islands.
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