Beinisvørð
Beinisvørð is a 469 metres high sea cliff in Suðuroy, Faroe Islands, the highest sea cliff in Suðuroy. It is located between the villages of Lopra and Sumba.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Headland with an elevation of 140 metres
- Description: mountain
- Also known as: “Beinesvore”, “Beinisvörda”, “Beinisvörða”, “Beinisvordh”, “Beinisvörður”, and “Bejnesvore”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Kirvi and Sumbiar kirkja.
Kirvi
Peak
Photo: Kallerna, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kirvi is a mountain in Suðuroy, near the village Lopra. Kirvi is 236m high and its shape resembles that of a pyramid. The mountain is visible from the villages Lopra.
Sumbiar kirkja
Church
Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sumbiar kirkja is a church, which is situated 3 km southeast of Beinisvørð.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lopra and Víkarbyrgi.
Lopra
Village
Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lopra is a village on the island of Suðuroy in the Faroe Islands, with the postal code FO 926. It is located in the Municipality of Sumba along with the villages of Akrar, Sumba and Víkarbyrgi, constituting the southernmost settlements in the Faroe Islands. Lopra is situated 2½ km north of Beinisvørð.
Víkarbyrgi
Village
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Víkarbyrgi is a former village on the Faroese island of Suðuroy, Faroe Islands. It no longer has a population. It retains a postal code and is located at N 61° 26' 34 W 6° 43' 28. Víkarbyrgi is situated 3 km northeast of Beinisvørð.
Sumba
Village
Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sumba is the southernmost village of the Faroe Islands, located on the island of Suðuroy. It is located in Sumbiar Municipality. Sumba is situated 3 km southeast of Beinisvørð.
Beinisvørð
- Categories: mountain, cliff, and landform
- Location: Suðuroy, Faroe Islands, Nordic countries, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Venetian—“Beinisvørð” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Беинисвьорд”
- Catalan: “Beinisvørð”
- Danish: “Beinisvørd”
- Danish: “Beinisvørð”
- Dutch: “Beinisvørð”
- Esperanto: “Beinisvørð”
- Faroese: “Beinisvørð”
- French: “Beinisvørð”
- German: “Beinisvord”
- German: “Beinisvörd”
- German: “Beinisvørð”
- Hungarian: “Beinisvørð”
- Icelandic: “Beinisvørð”
- Italian: “Beinisvørð”
- Ladin: “Beinisvørð”
- Latvian: “Beinisvera”
- Lithuanian: “Beinisvjordas”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Beinisvørð”
- Norwegian: “Beinisvørð”
- Spanish: “Beinisvørð”
- Swedish: “Beinisvørð”
- Venetian: “Beinisvørð”
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About Mapcarta. 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 “Beinisvørð”. Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.