Høsmøl
Høsmøl is a locality in Streymoy, Faroe Islands. Høsmøl is situated nearby to the locality Farsælagjógv, as well as near Kagaválur.Places of Interest
Highlights include Nolso Island Lighthouse.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nólsoy and Argir.
Nólsoy
Village
Argir
Village
Photo: EileenSanda, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Argir is a village in the Faroe Islands. Argir most likely takes its name from Old Irish airge, which means summer pasture; several placenames in Faroe carry the same name with this meaning. Argir is situated 7 km northwest of Høsmøl.
Tinganes
Quarter
Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tinganes is the historic location of the landsstýri of the Faroe Islands, and is a part of Tórshavn. The name means "parliament jetty" or "parliament point" in Faroese. Tinganes is situated 7 km northwest of Høsmøl.
Høsmøl
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Hosmol”
- Category: cave
- Location: Streymoy, Faroe Islands, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
61.96878° or 61° 58′ 8″ northLongitude
-6.65286° or 6° 39′ 10″ westElevation
105 metres (344 feet)Open location code
9CHMX89W+GVOpenStreetMap ID
node 302103285OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cave_entranceOpenStreetMap feature
place=localityGeoNames ID
2619843
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