Fossurin

Fossurin is a waterfall in Porkeri, Suðuroy. Fossurin is situated nearby to the lake Ovastavatn, as well as near Mittvatnið.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Vágs kirkja and Ruth Smith Savnið.

Vágs kirkja

Church

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Vágs kirkja is a church, which is situated 1½ km south of Fossurin.

Ruth Smith Savnið

Museum

Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Ruth Smith Savnið is a museum, which is situated 2 km southwest of Fossurin.

Borgarknappur

Peak

Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Borgarknappur is a mountain in Suðuroy, Faroe Islands. Borgarknappur is situated 3 km northwest of Fossurin.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Vágur and Nes.

Vágur, meaning bay, is a town and municipality on the island of Suðuroy, part of the Faroe Islands. It is situated on the east coast of the island on the Vágsfjørður fjord, and was founded in the fourteenth century.

Nes

Village

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Nes is a village on the Faroese island of Suðuroy located in the municipality of Vágur. It is located west of Porkeri and east of Vágur. It should not be confused with another village by the same name on Eysturoy. Nes is situated 2½ km southeast of Fossurin.

Porkeri

Village

Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Porkeri is a village in the Faroe Islands, situated northeast of Vágur on Suðuroy's east coast. As of 2020 it had a population of 318, and it has been inhabited at least as early as the 14th century. Porkeri is situated 3 km east of Fossurin.

Fossurin

Type: Waterfall
Category: body of water
Location: Porkeri, Suðuroy, Faroe Islands, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

61.48643° or 61° 29′ 11″ north

Longitude

-6.79747° or 6° 47′ 51″ west

Open location code

9CHMF6P3+H2

OpenStreetMap ID

node 12759478053

OpenStreetMap feature

waterway=waterfall

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