Hósvíksskarð
Hósvíksskarð is a mountain saddle in Tórshavn Municipality, Streymoy and has an elevation of 519 metres. Hósvíksskarð is situated nearby to the locality Smørdalur, as well as near Breiðadalur.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Lake Leynar and Hósvíkar kirkja.
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 Kollafjørður and Hósvík.
Kollafjørður
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Kollafjørður is a village in the Faroe Islands, located on the island of Streymoy. As of 29. April 2025, the village had a population of 815. Its postal code is FO 410.
Hósvík
Village
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Hósvík is a village in the Faroe Islands. It has a population of 320 and is located on a bay on Streymoy's east-coast. The ferry to Selatrað on Eysturoy island used to go from Hósvík, but was superseded by the Streymin Bridge between the islands.
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.
Hósvíksskarð
- Type: Mountain saddle with an elevation of 519 metres
- Category: landform
- Location: Tórshavn Municipality, Streymoy, Faroe Islands, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
62.1432° or 62° 8′ 36″ northLongitude
-6.9899° or 6° 59′ 24″ westElevation
519 metres (1,703 feet)Open location code
9CJM42V6+72OpenStreetMap ID
node 7737913358OpenStreetMap feature
natural=saddle
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