Fossá
Fossá is a stream in Streymoy, Faroe Islands. Fossá is situated nearby to the village Válur, as well as near the locality Á Steig.Places of Interest
Highlights include Vestmanna kirkja.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Válur and Vestmanna.
Válur
Village
Válur is a village on the Faroese island of Streymoy located in Kvívík Municipality. Its population is 49. Its postal code is FO 358.
Vestmanna
Village
Streymoy is the largest of the Faroe Islands. The 24,700 inhabitants make up nearly half of the population of the Faroe Islands.
Slættanes
Hamlet
Slættanes is a village on the island of Vágar in the western Faroes, which is now abandoned and only used as summer homes. Slættanes, like the also-abandoned village of Víkar, is on the northern coast of the island. Slættanes is situated 5 km west of Fossá.
Fossá
- Type: Stream
- Also known as: “Fosáa” and “Fossa”
- Category: body of water
- Location: Streymoy, Faroe Islands, Nordic countries, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
62.15546° or 62° 9′ 20″ north
Longitude
-7.14601° or 7° 8′ 46″ west
Elevation
172 metres (564 feet)
Open location code
9CJJ5V43+5H
GeoNames ID
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