Gáshólmur
Gáshólmur is a small islet on the southside of Sørvágsfjørður in the Faroe Islands. To the east of the islet lies another islet, Tindhólmur. The islet is uninhabited, and the only living creatures are seabirds and sheep rams, which are placed on the islet each year by the locals in Sørvágur.Photo: Ashtonpfaffen, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Island
- Description: island of Faroe Islands
- Also known as: “Gaasholm”, “Gasholm”, and “Gasholmur”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gásadalur and Bøur.
Gásadalur
Village
Photo: Stig Nygaard, CC BY 2.0.
Vágar is an island in the Faroe Islands, the island is also called Vága in combination with other words. Gásadalur is situated 3½ km north of Gáshólmur.
Bøur
Village
Photo: EileenSanda, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Vágar is an island in the Faroe Islands, the island is also called Vága in combination with other words. Bøur is situated 5 km east of Gáshólmur.
Sørvágur
Village
Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sørvágur is a village on the island of Vágar in the Faroe Islands. It is located at the landward end of Sørvágsfjørður. Sørvágur is the largest village in Sørvágur Municipality. Sørvágur is situated 8 km east of Gáshólmur.
Gáshólmur
- Categories: islet and landform
- Location: Vágar, Faroe Islands, Nordic countries, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Azerbaijani to Turkish—“Gáshólmur” goes by many names.
- Azerbaijani: “Qoashyolmur adası”
- Catalan: “Gáshólmur”
- Czech: “Gáshólmur”
- Danish: “Gáshólmur”
- Dutch: “Gáshólmur”
- Esperanto: “Gáshólmur”
- Faroese: “Gáshólmur”
- French: “Gasholmur”
- French: “Gáshólmur”
- German: “Gáshólmur”
- Italian: “Gáshólmur”
- Latvian: “Goashoulmura”
- Russian: “Гоасхёльм”
- Russian: “Гоасхёльмур”
- Spanish: “Gasholmur”
- Spanish: “Gashólmur”
- Spanish: “Gásholmur”
- Spanish: “Gáshólmur”
- Swedish: “Gasholmur”
- Swedish: “Gáshólmur”
- Turkish: “Gáshólmur”
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