Gjógv
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.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Village with 22 residents
- Description: settlement on Eysturoy, Faroe Islands
- Also known as: “Giov”, “Gjogv”, and “Við Gjógv”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Gjáar Church and Gráfelli.
Gráfelli
Peak
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Gráfelli is the second highest mountain of the Faroe Islands located on the island of Eysturoy. It has an elevation of 856 metres. Slættaratindur just south-east of the mountain is 24 metres higher at 880 metres, the highest point of the Faroes. Funningur lies at the foot of both Slættaratindur and Gráfelli. Gráfelli is situated 3½ km southwest of Gjógv.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Funningur and Elduvík.
Funningur
Village
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Funningur is a village on the Faroe Islands. It is located on the northwest coast of Eysturoy. It was the only village in the municipality called Funnings kommuna, which on 1 January 2009 became part of Runavíkar kommuna. Funningur is situated 4½ km south of Gjógv.
Elduvík
Village
Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Elduvík is a small village in the Faroe Islands. Elduvík is located in the Funningsfjørður-inlet on Eysturoy's northeast side. The village which has a population of 12 is split into two parts by a small river Stórá. Elduvík is situated 5 km south of Gjógv.
Oyndarfjørður
Village
Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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. Oyndarfjørður is situated 7 km southeast of Gjógv.
Gjógv
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Eysturoy, Faroe Islands, Nordic countries, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
62.32574° or 62° 19′ 33″ northLongitude
-6.94303° or 6° 56′ 35″ westPopulation
22Elevation
13 metres (43 feet)Open location code
9CJM83G4+7QOpenStreetMap ID
node 29023741OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
2621415Wikidata ID
Q939708
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Satellite Map
Discover Gjógv from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Catalan to Swedish—“Gjógv” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Gjógv”
- Chinese: “傑格夫”
- Chinese: “杰格夫”
- 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”
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