Akraberg
Akraberg is the southern tip of Suðuroy, 5 km south from the village of Sumba, in the Faroe Islands. The name Akraberg derives from akur. Five kilometres south of Akraberg is the southernmost point of The Faroe Islands, a rock called the Munkurin, also called Sumbiarsteinur, which is one of a group of six rocks.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Hamlet
- Description: southern tip of Suðuroy
- Also known as: “Akrabyrgi”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Sumbiar kirkja.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sumba and Víkarbyrgi.
Sumba
Village
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Sumba is the southernmost village of the Faroe Islands, located on the island of Suðuroy. It is located in Sumbiar Municipality.
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 6 km northwest of Akraberg.
Lopra
Village
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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 7 km northwest of Akraberg.
Akraberg
- Categories: point and locality
- Location: Sunnbøur, Suðuroy, Faroe Islands, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
61.39532° or 61° 23′ 43″ northLongitude
-6.68084° or 6° 40′ 51″ westElevation
1 metre (3 feet)Open location code
9CHM98W9+4MOpenStreetMap ID
node 302100577OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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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 “Akraberg”. Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 4.0.