Skarðsskriðuá

Skarðsskriðuá is a river in Eysturoy, Faroe Islands. Skarðsskriðuá is situated nearby to the neighborhood Heimanfyri Á, as well as near Handan Á.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Elduvík Church and Funningur Church.

Funninger Church, in the village of Funningur, is one of the 10 remaining old wooden churches in the Faroe Islands built between 1829 and 1847. It was inaugurated on 30 November 1847, and is for that reason the newest of the old traditional wooden churches.

Gjáar Church

Church

Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Elduvík and Funningur.

Elduvík

Village

Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Elduvík is a small village in the Faroe Islands. Elduvík is located in the Funningsfjørður-inlet on Eysturoy's northeast side. The village which has a population of 12 is split into two parts by a small river Stórá.

Funningur

Village

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Funningur is a village on the Faroe Islands. It is located on the northwest coast of Eysturoy. It was the only village in the municipality called Funnings kommuna, which on 1 January 2009 became part of Runavíkar kommuna.

Gjógv

Village

Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Eysturoy is part of the Faroe Islands in the North Atlantic. Eysturoy, meaning "east island", is the second-largest island in the Faroe Islands, both in size and population.

Skarðsskriðuá

Type: River
Also known as: “Skardhsskridhua” and “Skarðskriðá”
Category: body of water
Location: Eysturoy, Faroe Islands, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

62.3° or 62° 18′ north

Longitude

-6.91667° or 6° 55′ west

Elevation

137 metres (449 feet)

Open location code

9CJM832M+28

OpenStreetMap ID

node 302104566

OpenStreetMap feature

waterway=river

GeoNames ID

2613866

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