Gjógv

Eysturoy is part of the in the North Atlantic. Eysturoy, meaning "east island", is the second-largest island in the Faroe Islands, both in size and population.
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  • Village with 22 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of 13 metres (43 feet)
  • Description: settlement on Eysturoy, Faroe Islands
  • Also known as
    “Giov”
    “Við Gjógv”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Gjáar Church and Gráfelli.

Church
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Peak
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is the second highest mountain of the located on the island of . is situated 3½ km southwest of Gjógv.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Funningur and Elduvík.

Village
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is a village on the . is situated 4½ km south of Gjógv.

Village
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is a small village in the . is situated 5 km south of Gjógv.

Village
Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Eysturoy is part of the in the North Atlantic. is situated 7 km southeast of Gjógv.

Gjógv

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Latitude
62.32574° or 62° 19′ 33″ north
Longitude
-6.94303° or 6° 56′ 35″ west
Open location code
9CJM83G4+7Q
Open­Street­Map ID
node 29023741
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2621415
Wiki­data ID
Q939708

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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Urdu—“Gjógv” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Gjógv”
  • Chinese: “傑格夫”
  • Chinese: “杰格夫”
  • Czech: “Gjogv”
  • Czech: “Gjógv”
  • Danish: “Gjogv”
  • Danish: “Gjógv”
  • Danish: “Gjøgv”
  • Danish: “Gjov”
  • Dutch: “Gjogv”
  • Dutch: “Gjógv”
  • Faroese: “Gjógv”
  • Finnish: “Gjógv”
  • French: “Gjogv”
  • French: “Gjógv”
  • German: “Gjogv”
  • German: “Gjógv”
  • Greek: “Γκιόβ”
  • Hungarian: “Gjógv”
  • Icelandic: “Gjá”
  • Icelandic: “Gjógv”
  • Irish: “Gjógv”
  • Italian: “Gjógv”
  • Kalaallisut: “Gjógv”
  • Lithuanian: “Džegvas”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Gjógv”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Gjov”
  • Norwegian: “Gjógv”
  • Ossetian: “Гьогв”
  • Ossetian: “Джегв”
  • Polish: “Gjógv”
  • Romanian: “Gjogv”
  • Romanian: “Gjógv”
  • Russian: “Джегв”
  • Swedish: “Gjogv”
  • Swedish: “Gjógv”
  • Swedish: “Gjov”
  • Urdu: “گیوگو”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Hólmurin and Krókur.

Faroe Islands: Highlights

Notable places include Tórshavn and Northern Islands.

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