Borgarknappur
Borgarknappur is a mountain in Suðuroy, Faroe Islands. Borgarknappur has an elevation of 574 metres.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 574 metres
- Description: mountain
- Also known as: “Borgærknappur”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Botnur Power Plant and Kirkjuvatn.
Botnur Power Plant
Power station
Photo: EileenSanda, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Botnur power plant is a hydroelectric power station supplying the Faroe Islands' southernmost island of Suðuroy with electricity. It is located to the north of Vágur.
Kirkjuvatn
Lake
Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kirkjuvatn is a lake in Suðuroy, Faroe Islands. The lake is located just north of the village of Fámjin, which is located on the west coast of Suðuro].
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fámjin and Vágur.
Fámjin
Village
Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fámjin is a village located on the western side of Suðuroy, the southernmost island in Faroe Islands. Fámjin is looking directly out to the North Atlantic Ocean.
Vágur
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Vágur, meaning bay, is a town and municipality on the island of Suðuroy, part of the Faroe Islands. It is situated on the east coast of the island on the Vágsfjørður fjord, and was founded in the fourteenth century.
Øravík
Village
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Øravík is a village on the east coast of the island of Suðuroy in the Faroe Islands. The village is located in the center of the island on a crossroad where the road to Fámjin goes towards west over the mountains to the west coast.
Borgarknappur
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Porkeri, Suðuroy, Faroe Islands, Nordic countries, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
61.50349° or 61° 30′ 13″ northLongitude
-6.84529° or 6° 50′ 43″ westElevation
574 metres (1,883 feet)Open location code
9CHMG533+9VOpenStreetMap ID
node 302103677OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Venetian—“Borgarknappur” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Borgarknappur”
- Danish: “Borgarknappur”
- Dutch: “Borgarknappur”
- Faroese: “Borgarknappur”
- Hungarian: “Borgarknappur”
- Icelandic: “Borgarknappur”
- Italian: “Borgarknappur”
- Ladin: “Borgarknappur”
- Lithuanian: “Borgarknapuras”
- Swedish: “Borgarknappur”
- Venetian: “Borgarknappur”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Í Botni and Teigar.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Borgin and Bessavatn.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Borgarknappur”. Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.