Leirvík is a town on the Faroe Islands and was an important regional ferry harbour at the east coast of the second-largest island Eysturoy. It was the only town in the municipality of Leirvík, however on 1 January 2009, it merged with Gøtu kommuna to make the new municipality called Eysturkommuna.

Blankskáli

Hamlet

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Blankskáli is a hamlet.

Norðragøta

Village

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Norðragøta, also just referred to as Gøta, is a village on Eysturoy island, Faroe Islands. Norðragøta is situated 3½ km southwest of Leirvíksfjørður.

Leirvíksfjørður

Type: Strait
Also known as: “Leirviksfjordhur”, “Lervig Fjord”, and “Lorvíksfjörður”
Category: body of water
Location: Eysturoy, Faroe Islands, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

62.2166° or 62° 12′ 60″ north

Longitude

-6.68695° or 6° 41′ 13″ west

Elevation

51 metres (167 feet)

Open location code

9CJM6887+J6

GeoNames ID

2617843

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