Streymoy is the largest of the Faroe Islands. The 24,700 inhabitants make up nearly half of the population of the Faroe Islands. Vestmanna is situated 3 km northeast of Ørgusgjógv.

Válur

Village

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Válur is a village on the Faroese island of Streymoy located in Kvívík Municipality. Its population is 49. Its postal code is FO 358. Válur is situated 3 km northeast of Ørgusgjógv.

Slættanes is a village on the island of Vágar in the western Faroes, which is now abandoned and only used as summer homes. Slættanes, like the also-abandoned village of Víkar, is on the northern coast of the island. Slættanes is situated 3½ km northwest of Ørgusgjógv.

Ørgusgjógv

Type: Cleft
Also known as: “Orgusgjogv”
Category: landform
Location: Vágar, Faroe Islands, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

62.13185° or 62° 7′ 55″ north

Longitude

-7.20143° or 7° 12′ 5″ west

Elevation

141 metres (463 feet)

Open location code

9CJJ4QJX+PC

GeoNames ID

2615695

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In Other Languages

“Ørgusgjógv” goes by many names.

Faroese: “Ørgusgjógv”

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