Munkurin
Munkurin is the southernmost point of the Faroe Islands. Munkurin is an 11-metre-high rock, also known as Sumbiarsteinur. Munkur means "monk". The rock is one of a group of skerries called Flesjarnar, 5 km south of the island of Suðuroy in the Faroe Islands.Photo: Arne List, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Rock
- Description: island
- Also known as: “Munken” and “Sunnbiarsteinur”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Akraberg and Sumba.
Akraberg
Hamlet
Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Akraberg is the southern tip of Suðuroy, 5 km south from the village of Sumba, in the Faroe Islands. The name Akraberg derives from akur. Five kilometres south of Akraberg is the southernmost point of The Faroe Islands, a rock called the Munkurin, also called Sumbiarsteinur, which is one of a group of six rocks. Akraberg is situated 7 km north of Munkurin.
Sumba
Village
Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sumba is the southernmost village of the Faroe Islands, located on the island of Suðuroy. It is located in Sumbiar Municipality. Sumba is situated 8 km north of Munkurin.
Munkurin
- Categories: islet and landform
- Location: Suðuroy, Faroe Islands, Nordic countries, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Azerbaijani to Swedish—“Munkurin” goes by many names.
- Azerbaijani: “Sumbiarstaynur”
- Catalan: “Munkurin”
- Catalan: “Sumbiarsteinur”
- Chinese: “蒙庫林礁”
- Danish: “Sumbiarsteinur”
- Dutch: “Sumbiarsteinur”
- Faroese: “Sumbiarsteinur”
- German: “Munkurin”
- German: “Sumbiarsteinur”
- Hungarian: “Sumbiarsteinur”
- Latvian: “Sumbianstainura”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Munkurin”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Sumbiarsteinur”
- Norwegian: “Sumbiarsteinur”
- Russian: “Мункен”
- Russian: “Сумбиарстайнур”
- Spanish: “Munkurin”
- Spanish: “Sumbiarsteinur”
- Swedish: “Sumbiarsteinur”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Flesjarnar and Sumbiarfles.
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