Galgitangi Bagfyr Lighthouse
Galgitangi Bagfyr Lighthouse is a lighthouse in Tvøroyri Municipality, Suðuroy. Galgitangi Bagfyr Lighthouse is situated nearby to Krambatangi, as well as near the village Øravíkarlíð.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Church of Tvoroyri and Øravíkar kirkja.
Church of Tvoroyri
Church
Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Church of Tvoroyri is a national church in Tvøroyri, Faroe Islands. It was constructed in Norway as a building set, moved to Tvøroyri and then built there in 1908. Church of Tvoroyri is situated 1¼ km north of Galgitangi Bagfyr Lighthouse.
Øravíkar kirkja
Church
Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Øravíkar kirkja is a church, which is situated 1¼ km south of Galgitangi Bagfyr Lighthouse.
Krambatangi
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Krambatangi is the ferry port of Suðuroy in the Faroe Islands. The ferry MS Smyril M/F disembarks 2–3 times daily from Krambatangi to Tórshavn. Krambatangi is located on the southern side of Trongisvágsfjørður halfway between Trongisvágur and Øravík, opposite Tvøroyri. Krambatangi is situated 1 km northwest of Galgitangi Bagfyr Lighthouse.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Øravíkarlíð and Øravík.
Øravíkarlíð
Village
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Øravíkarlíð or Líðin is a village on the island of Suðuroy, the southernmost of the Faroe Islands. The population was 60 in December 2008.
Øravík
Village
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Øravík is a village on the east coast of the island of Suðuroy in the Faroe Islands. The village is located in the center of the island on a crossroad where the road to Fámjin goes towards west over the mountains to the west coast.
Tvøroyri
Town
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Tvøroyri is a village on the north side of the Trongisvágsfjørður on the east coast of Suðuroy island in the Faroe Islands. Together with Froðba, Trongisvágur, Líðin and Øravík it forms Tvøroyri Municipality.
Galgitangi Bagfyr Lighthouse
- Type: Lighthouse
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Tvøroyri Municipality, Suðuroy, Faroe Islands, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
61.54321° or 61° 32′ 36″ northLongitude
-6.80346° or 6° 48′ 13″ westElevation
30 metres (98 feet)Open location code
9CHMG5VW+7JGeoNames ID
11611012
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