Streymoy
Streymoy is the largest of the Faroe Islands. The 24,700 inhabitants make up nearly half of the population of the Faroe Islands.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Lake Leynar and Frammi við Gjónna.
Lake Leynar
Lake
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Lake Leynar is a lake on the island of Streymoy in the Faroe Islands. Lake Leynar is the sixth-largest natural lake in the Faroe Islands and it measures 0.18 square kilometers. Lake Leynar is situated 2½ km northwest of Streymoy.
Frammi við Gjónna
Dwelling
Frammi við Gjónna is an abandoned village in the Faroe Islands. A farm was established in the village as a settlement village in 1815, but there was probably already settlement at the site even earlier. Frammi við Gjónna is situated 3 km northwest of Streymoy.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Oyrareingir and Skælingur.
Oyrareingir
Village
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Oyrareingir is a village on the Faroese island Streymoy in Tórshavn Municipality. It is situated at the very head of the Kollafjørður-fjord, on either side of the mouth of the Dalá river. Oyrareingir is situated 2½ km southeast of Streymoy.
Skælingur
Village
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Skælingur is a village on the west of the main Faroese island of Streymoy in the Kvívík Municipality. The 2010 population was 13. Its postal code is FO 336. Skælingur is situated 3 km southwest of Streymoy.
Leynar
Village
Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Leynar is a village in the Faroe Islands, a self-governing overseas administrative division of Denmark. The village is situated on the western coast of the island of Streymoy in the municipality of Kvívíkar. Leynar is situated 3 km west of Streymoy.
Streymoy
- Type: Island
- Also known as: “Strömö” and “Stroms Island”
- Category: landform
- Location: Kvívík, Streymoy, Faroe Islands, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
62.11685° or 62° 7′ 1″ northLongitude
-6.97923° or 6° 58′ 45″ westElevation
143 metres (469 feet)Open location code
9CJM428C+P8GeoNames ID
2612226
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In Other Languages
From Danish to Swedish—“Streymoy” goes by many names.
- Danish: “Streymoy”
- Dutch: “Streymoy”
- Faroese: “Streymoy”
- Finnish: “Streymoy”
- German: “Streymoy”
- Hebrew: “סטריימוי”
- Hungarian: “Streymoy”
- Icelandic: “Straumey”
- Italian: “Streymoy”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Streymoy”
- Norwegian: “Streymoy”
- Polish: “Streymoy”
- Serbian: “Стрејмој”
- Spanish: “Streymoy”
- Swedish: “Streymoy”
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikivoyage page “Streymoy”. Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.