Fugloyarfjørður
Fugloyarfjørður is the firth separating Svínoy from Fugloy in the Faroe Islands.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Strait
- Description: firth separating Svínoy from Fugloy in the Faroe Islands
- Also known as: “Fuglö Fjord”, “Fuglø Sund”, and “Fugloyarfjordhur”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Kirkju kirkja and Hattarvíkar kirkja.
Hattarvíkar kirkja
Church
Photo: EileenSanda, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hattarvíkar kirkja is a church, which is situated 3½ km northeast of Fugloyarfjørður.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kirkja and Hattervig.
Kirkja
Village
Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kirkja is a village on the island of Fugloy, Faroe Islands. It is located on the south-tip of the island, and its land is stretching all over the western side of the island, including a small enclave in the now uninhabited Skarðsvík.
Hattervig
Village
Photo: EileenSanda, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hattarvík is a small village on the east side of the island of Fugloy, Faroe Islands, and is the easternmost settlement in the Faroes archipelago. The village is encircled by high mountains on three sides. Hattervig is situated 3½ km northeast of Fugloyarfjørður.
Svínoy
Village
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Svínoy is the only village on the northern Faroese island of the same name in Klaksvík Municipality. Until 1 January 2009 it was the only village in the now abolished Svínoy Municipality. Svínoy is situated 4 km south of Fugloyarfjørður.
Fugloyarfjørður
- Categories: fjord and body of water
- Location: Northern Islands, Faroe Islands, Nordic countries, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Danish to Swedish—“Fugloyarfjørður” goes by many names.
- Danish: “Fugloyarfjørður”
- Dutch: “Fugloyarfjørður”
- Faroese: “Fugloyarfjørður”
- Hungarian: “Fuglafjørður”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Fuglafjørður (fjord)”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Fugleøfjorden”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Fugloyarfjørður”
- Norwegian: “Fugloyarfjørður”
- Swedish: “Fugloyarfjørður”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Árantshola and Keldufjall.
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