Fólkaskarð
Fólkaskarð is a mountain saddle in Tórshavn Municipality, Streymoy and has an elevation of 309 metres. Fólkaskarð is situated nearby to the locality Landsuðurgjógv, as well as near Stiðjagjógv.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Kaldbaks kirkja.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Norðradalur and Syðradalur.
Norðradalur
Village
Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Norðradalur is a village on the western coast of the Faroese island of Streymoy in Tórshavn Municipality. The 2015 population was 15. Its postal code is FO 178.
Syðradalur
Village
Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Syðradalur is a small village in the Faroe Islands. It is located on the west coast of Streymoy, in Tórshavn Municipality. Not to be confused with Syðradalur village on Kalsoy, it has a view at the islands Koltur and Vágar.
Sund
Village
Photo: Tnielsen1984, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sund is a small village in the Faroe Islands, located north of Tórshavn. It has the largest powerstation in the country. Currently, it has a population of only 1 person.
Fólkaskarð
- Type: Mountain saddle with an elevation of 309 metres
- Also known as: “Folkaskard”
- Category: landform
- Location: Tórshavn Municipality, Streymoy, Faroe Islands, Nordic countries, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
62.04096° or 62° 2′ 27″ northLongitude
-6.89869° or 6° 53′ 55″ westElevation
309 metres (1,014 feet)Open location code
9CJM24R2+9GOpenStreetMap ID
node 7201013120OpenStreetMap feature
natural=saddleGeoNames ID
2622023
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