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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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
Dwelling
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″ northLongitude
-6.99218° or 6° 59′ 32″ westElevation
157 metres (515 feet)Open location code
9CJM4255+94OpenStreetMap ID
way 485859941OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=lakeGeoNames ID
10174990
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Stórareyn and Kollfjarðardalur.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Skælaskarð and Sátan.
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