Tjørnin á Brekkunum

Tjørnin á Brekkunum is a lake in Streymoy, Faroe Islands. Tjørnin á Brekkunum is situated nearby to the locality Stórareyn, as well as near Kollfjarðardalur.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Lake Leynar and Frammi við Gjónna.

Lake Leynar

Lake

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Lake Leynar is a lake on the island of Streymoy in the Faroe Islands. Lake Leynar is the sixth-largest natural lake in the Faroe Islands and it measures 0.18 square kilometers.

Frammi við Gjónna is an abandoned village in the Faroe Islands. A farm was established in the village as a settlement village in 1815, but there was probably already settlement at the site even earlier.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Skælingur and Oyrareingir.

Skælingur

Village

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Skælingur is a village on the west of the main Faroese island of Streymoy in the Kvívík Municipality. The 2010 population was 13. Its postal code is FO 336.

Oyrareingir

Village

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Oyrareingir is a village on the Faroese island Streymoy in Tórshavn Municipality. It is situated at the very head of the Kollafjørður-fjord, on either side of the mouth of the Dalá river.

Leynar

Village

Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Leynar is a village in the Faroe Islands, a self-governing overseas administrative division of Denmark. The village is situated on the western coast of the island of Streymoy in the municipality of Kvívíkar.

Tjørnin á Brekkunum

Type: Lake
Also known as: “Tjornin a Brekkunum”
Category: body of water
Location: Streymoy, Faroe Islands, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

62.10849° or 62° 6′ 31″ north

Longitude

-6.99218° or 6° 59′ 32″ west

Elevation

157 metres (515 feet)

Open location code

9CJM4255+94

OpenStreetMap ID

way 485859941

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=water

OpenStreetMap feature

water=lake

GeoNames ID

10174990

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Skælaskarð and Sátan.

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