Sund

Sund is a meteorological station in Tórshavn Municipality, Streymoy. Sund is situated nearby to the village Kaldbak, as well as near the peak Húsareyn.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Kaldbaks kirkja and Nordic House in the Faroe Islands.

Kaldbaks kirkja

Church

Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Kaldbaks kirkja is a church, which is situated 1¼ km north of Sund.

Nordic House in the Faroe Islands

Museum

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.5 dk.

The Nordic House is a cultural institution in the Faroe Islands. Its aim is to support and promote Nordic and Faroese culture, locally and in the Nordic region. Nordic House in the Faroe Islands is situated 4 km southeast of Sund.

Húsareyn

Peak

Húsareyn is a mountain located on the island of Streymoy, Faroe Islands. Standing at 345 metres above sea level, it is dwarfed by other Faroese mountains such as Slættaratindur. Húsareyn is situated 2½ km south of Sund.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sund and Kaldbak.

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.

Kaldbak

Village

Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Kaldbak is a village in the Faroe Islands, on Streymoy's east coast and part of Tórshavn Municipality. The village lies on the northern side of the fjord Kaldbaksfjørður.

Hvítanes

Village

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Hvítanes is a village in the Faroe Islands. It is on Streymoy's east coast, northeast of Hoyvík and Tórshavn. Its name means "White Point" in Faroese. Hvítanes is located in a little bay with a stone beach and a harbour where the small boats can be pulled up a ramp out of reach of the sometimes destructive sea. Hvítanes is situated 3½ km east of Sund.

Sund

Type: Meteorological station
Location: Tórshavn Municipality, Streymoy, Faroe Islands, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

62.0466° or 62° 2′ 48″ north

Longitude

-6.8388° or 6° 50′ 20″ west

Elevation

129 metres (423 feet)

Open location code

9CJM25W6+JF

GeoNames ID

9958242

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