Posaklettur
Posaklettur is in Northern Islands, Faroe Islands. Posaklettur is situated nearby to the mountain saddle Kvigingaskarð, as well as near the peak Fýramarkaknúkur.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Árnafjarðar kirkja and Við Djúpumýrar.
Árnafjarðar kirkja
Church
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Árnafjarðar kirkja is a church, which is situated 2½ km north of Posaklettur.
Við Djúpumýrar
Pitch
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Við Djúpumýrar is a multi-use stadium in Klaksvík, Faroe Islands. It is mostly used for football matches. Við Djúpumýrar is the home ground of Klaksvíkar Ítróttarfelag men's and women's teams and has an approximate capacity of 2,500 people, with 524 seats. Við Djúpumýrar is situated 3 km west of Posaklettur.
Christianskirkjan
Church
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Christianskirkjan is a modern church building in Klaksvík, the second-largest town in the Faroe Islands. It was consecrated in 1963. The architect was Peter Koch, a Dane. Christianskirkjan is situated 3½ km west of Posaklettur.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Norðoyri and Árnafjørður.
Norðoyri
Village
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Norðoyri is a village in the Faroe Islands on the northern island of Borðoy. It belongs to the municipality of Klaksvík. Norðoyri is situated 2½ km southwest of Posaklettur.
Árnafjørður
Village
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Árnafjørður is a town of the municipality of Klaksvík, on the island of Borðoy, in the Faroe Islands. Árnafjørður is located at the bottom of a deep inlet, named Árnfjarðarvík, "corner fjord's bay", on the east side of Borðoy. Árnafjørður is situated 2½ km north of Posaklettur.
Klaksvík
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Klaksvík is the main industrial centre of the Faroe Islands, and the hub of the Northern Islands. It's the second largest city in the Faroes, with a population of 5,015.
Posaklettur
- Type: Rock
- Category: landform
- Location: Northern Islands, Faroe Islands, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
62.23366° or 62° 14′ 1″ northLongitude
-6.52268° or 6° 31′ 22″ westOpen location code
9CJM6FMG+FWOpenStreetMap ID
way 1344577668OpenStreetMap feature
natural=bare_rock
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