Stórá

Stórá is a stream in Streymoy, Faroe Islands. Stórá is situated nearby to the village Kvívík, as well as near Stykkið.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Kvívík Church and Lake Leynar.

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 northeast of Stórá.

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 northeast of Stórá.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kvívík and Stykkið.

Kvívík

Village

Photo: Mirek237, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Kvívík is a village and municipality on the west coast of Streymoy in the Faroe Islands.

Stykkið

Village

Photo: patano, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Stykkið is a village on the west coast of the Faroese island Streymoy in Kvívík Municipality. The 2005 population was 42. Its postal code is FO 330. Stykkið was founded in 1845.

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.

Stórá

Type: Stream
Also known as: “Stora”
Category: body of water
Location: Streymoy, Faroe Islands, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

62.11667° or 62° 7′ north

Longitude

-7.06667° or 7° 4′ west

Elevation

44 metres (144 feet)

Open location code

9CJJ4W8M+M8

GeoNames ID

2612488

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

“Stórá” goes by many names.

Faroese: “Stórá”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

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