Kluftá
Kluftá is a stream in Streymoy, Faroe Islands. Kluftá is situated nearby to the village Haldórsvík, as well as near the locality Víkarnes.Places of Interest
Highlights include Haldórsvíkar kirkja and Eiði Hydroelectric Power Station.
Eiði Hydroelectric Power Station
Power station
Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Eiði Hydroelectric Power Station is the largest hydroelectric power station in the Faroe Islands. It stands below a dam on Lake Eiði on the island of Eysturoy.
Lake Eiði
Reservoir
Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lake Eiði is a lake on the island of Eysturoy in the Faroe Islands. Lake Eiði is located between the villages of Eiði and Ljósá. It is the fifth-largest natural lake in the Faroe Islands, with a natural size of 47 hectares that has been increased to 1.14 square kilometers.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Haldórsvík and Ljósá.
Haldórsvík
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Streymoy is the largest of the Faroe Islands. The 24,700 inhabitants make up nearly half of the population of the Faroe Islands.
Ljósá
Village
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Ljósá is a village located on Eysturoy in the Faroe Islands, in Eiði Municipality. It is located 4 km south of Eiði and 4 km north of Svínáir. The village was founded around 1840.
Eiði
Village
Photo: Zairon, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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. Eiði is situated 2½ km north of Kluftá.
Kluftá
- Type: Stream
- Also known as: “Klufta”
- Category: body of water
- Location: Streymoy, Faroe Islands, Nordic countries, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
62.27549° or 62° 16′ 32″ northLongitude
-7.09204° or 7° 5′ 31″ westElevation
39 metres (128 feet)Open location code
9CJJ7WG5+55GeoNames ID
2618663
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In Other Languages
“Kluftá” goes by many names.
- Faroese: “Kluftá”
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Localities in the Area
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