Sørvágsfjørður

Sørvágsfjørður is a fjord on the west side of the island of in the which is approximately 3.5 km long. At the end of the fjord lies the village of .
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  • Type: Bay
  • Description: fjord at Faroe Islands
  • Also known as: “Sörvaag Fjord”, “Sörvåg Fjord”, and “Sorvagsfjordhur”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Bíggjar church and Skeidin.

Church
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Peak
Skeiðin is a mountain above the village of in the . It lies between the village itself and the bay of . On the top of the mountain is a radio transmitter.

Peak
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
is the second highest point - 714 m - on the island of Vágoy, .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bøur and Sørvágur.

Village
Photo: EileenSanda, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Vágar is an island in the , the island is also called Vága in combination with other words.

Village
Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village at the landward end of Sørvágsfjørður fjord on the island of Vágar in the Faroe Islands.It is the largest village in .

Village
Photo: Stig Nygaard, CC BY 2.0.
Vágar is an island in the , the island is also called Vága in combination with other words.

Sørvágsfjørður

Latitude
62.08238° or 62° 4′ 57″ north
Longitude
-7.37737° or 7° 22′ 39″ west
Elevation
96 metres (315 feet)
Open location code
9CJJ3JJF+X3
Open­Street­Map ID
node 302100134
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­bay
Geo­Names ID
2612893
Wiki­data ID
Q1749193
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Swedish—“Sørvágsfjørður” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Sørvágsfjørður”
  • Catalan: “Sørvágsfjørður”
  • Danish: “Sørvágsfjørður”
  • Dutch: “Sørvágsfjørður”
  • Esperanto: “Sørvágsfjørður”
  • Faroese: “Sørvágsfjørður”
  • French: “Sørvágsfjørður”
  • German: “Sørvágsfjørður”
  • Latvian: “Servoavūrfjords”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Sørvágsfjørður”
  • Norwegian: “Sørvágsfjørður”
  • Portuguese: “Sørvágsfjørður”
  • Spanish: “Sørvágsfjørður”
  • Swedish: “Sørvágsfjørður”

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