Agnheyggjur
Agnheyggjur is a locality in Vágar, Faroe Islands. Agnheyggjur is situated nearby to the locality Yksnamold, as well as near Skarvagjógv.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Árnafjall and Eysturtindur.
Árnafjall
Peak
Árnafjall is the highest mountain on the island of Vágar in the Faroe Islands. The highest point is 722 metres above sea level. The name Árnafjall translates to the eagles mountain.
Eysturtindur
Peak
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Eysturtindur is the second highest point - 714 m - on the island of Vágoy, Faroe Islands.
Vikar
Dwelling
Photo: latzenhofer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Víkar is an abandoned village in the Faroe Islands on the north coast of the island of Vágar. The name Víkar means coves in Faroese, a name with a similar meaning to that of the island of Vágar itself.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gásadalur and Bøur.
Gásadalur
Village
Photo: Stig Nygaard, CC BY 2.0.
Vágar is an island in the Faroe Islands, the island is also called Vága in combination with other words. Gásadalur is situated 3 km southwest of Agnheyggjur.
Bøur
Village
Photo: EileenSanda, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Vágar is an island in the Faroe Islands, the island is also called Vága in combination with other words. Bøur is situated 5 km south of Agnheyggjur.
Slættanes
Hamlet
Slættanes is a village on the island of Vágar in the western Faroes, which is now abandoned and only used as summer homes. Slættanes, like the also-abandoned village of Víkar, is on the northern coast of the island. Slættanes is situated 9 km east of Agnheyggjur.
Agnheyggjur
- Type: Locality
- Location: Vágar, Faroe Islands, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
62.13387° or 62° 8′ 2″ northLongitude
-7.40633° or 7° 24′ 23″ westOpen location code
9CJJ4HMV+GFOpenStreetMap ID
node 9216695538OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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