Skálafjørður
Skálafjørður is a fjord in Eysturoy and the longest in the Faroe Islands.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Fjord
- Description: fjord on Faroe Island
- Also known as: “Skaale-Fjord”, “Skaalefiord”, and “Skalafjordhur”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Undir Mýruhjalla and Glyvra Church.
Undir Mýruhjalla
Pitch
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Undir Mýruhjalla is a stadium in Skála, Faroe Islands. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of Skála ÍF. The stadium holds 1,000 people and opened in 1968. Undir Mýruhjalla hosted the Faroe Islands Cup final in 1984.
Glyvra Church
Church
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Glyvra Church is situated 2½ km southeast of Skálafjørður.
Kambur
Peak
Kambur is a mountain in Suðuroy, Faroe Islands, located on the northern side of the village Porkeri: Kambur is also visible from Hov. Kambur is situated 3 km west of Skálafjørður.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Innan Glyvur and Lambareiði.
Innan Glyvur
Village
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Innan Glyvur is a village on the Faroese island of Eysturoy in the Sjóvar Municipality. It is on the west side of Skálafjørður. It was founded in 1884.
Lambareiði
Village
Lambareiði is a village on the Faroese island of Eysturoy in Runavík Municipality.
Søldarfjørður
Village
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Søldarfjørður is a village in the south of the Faroese island of Eysturoy in Runavík Municipality. The 2002 population was 344. Its postal code is FO 344.
Skálafjørður
- Categories: fjord and body of water
- Location: Eysturoy, Faroe Islands, Nordic countries, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Swedish—“Skálafjørður” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Skálafjørður”
- Danish: “Skálafjørður”
- Dutch: “Skálafjørður”
- Faroese: “Skálafjørður”
- French: “Skálafjørður”
- German: “Skalafjord”
- German: “Skalafjördur”
- German: “Skálafjørður”
- Hungarian: “Skálafjørður”
- Icelandic: “Skálafjörður”
- Italian: “Skálafjørður”
- Japanese: “スクリャフィヨルファー”
- Latvian: “Skolfjords”
- Lithuanian: “Skalafjordas”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Skálafjørður”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Skålefjord”
- Norwegian: “Skálafjørður”
- Polish: “Kongshavn”
- Polish: “Skálafjørður”
- Polish: “Skålefjord”
- Spanish: “Skálafjørður”
- Swedish: “Skálafjørður”
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