Áarskarð
Áarskarð is a mountain saddle in Klaksvík Municipality, Northern Islands and has an elevation of 298 metres. Áarskarð is situated nearby to the locality Lorbítaklettur, as well as near Hvílingasteinar.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Árnafjarðar kirkja and Við Djúpumýrar.
Við Djúpumýrar
Pitch
Við Djúpumýrar is a multi-use stadium in Klaksvík, Faroe Islands. It is mostly used for football matches. Við Djúpumýrar is the home ground of Klaksvíkar Ítróttarfelag men's and women's teams and has an approximate capacity of 2,500 people, with 524 seats.
Christianskirkjan
Church
Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Christianskirkjan is a modern church building in Klaksvík, the second-largest town in the Faroe Islands. It was consecrated in 1963. The architect was Peter Koch, a Dane.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ánir and Árnafjørður.
Ánir
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ánir, also Ánirnar is a village in the Faroe Islands on the northern island of Borðoy. In 2007 it had a population of 16, but with the expansion of the area with the new apartments above the old settlement the population has increased to 55 in 2013.
Árnafjørður
Village
Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Árnafjørður is a town of the municipality of Klaksvík, on the island of Borðoy, in the Faroe Islands. Árnafjørður is located at the bottom of a deep inlet, named Árnfjarðarvík, "corner fjord's bay", on the east side of Borðoy.
Strond
Hamlet
Photo: Arne List, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Strond is a former village in the north of the town of Klaksvík on the sound of Haraldssund in the Faroe Islands. It is situated on Borðoy on the causeway connecting Borðoy and Kunoy.
Áarskarð
- Type: Mountain saddle with an elevation of 298 metres
- Also known as: “Aarskard”
- Category: landform
- Location: Klaksvík Municipality, Northern Islands, Faroe Islands, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
62.25541° or 62° 15′ 20″ northLongitude
-6.55934° or 6° 33′ 34″ westElevation
298 metres (978 feet)Open location code
9CJM7C4R+57OpenStreetMap ID
node 302101172OpenStreetMap feature
natural=saddleGeoNames ID
2625075
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