Gáshólmur

Gáshólmur is a small islet on the southside of in the . To the east of the islet lies another islet, . 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 .
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Island
  • Description: island of Faroe Islands
  • Also known as: “Gaasholm”, “Gasholm”, and “Gasholmur”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gásadalur and Bøur.

Village
Photo: Stig Nygaard, CC BY 2.0.
Vágar is an island in the , the island is also called Vága in combination with other words. is situated 3½ km north of Gáshólmur.

Village
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Vágar is an island in the , the island is also called Vága in combination with other words. is situated 5 km east of Gáshólmur.

Village
Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village at the landward end of fjord on the island of Vágar in the Faroe Islands.It is the largest village in . is situated 8 km east of Gáshólmur.

Gáshólmur

Latitude
62.07983° or 62° 4′ 47″ north
Longitude
-7.4612° or 7° 27′ 40″ west
Open location code
9CJJ3GHQ+WG
Geo­Names ID
2621579
Wiki­data ID
Q2465082
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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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