Aquarium
Aquarium is a building in Tórshavn Municipality, Streymoy. Aquarium is situated nearby to the beach Sandagerði, as well as near Argir Church.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Argir Church and National Library of the Faroe Islands.
Argir Church
Church
Photo: NAC, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Argir Church is situated 200 metres southeast of Aquarium.
National Library of the Faroe Islands
Library
Photo: Maciej Brencz, CC BY 2.0.
The National Library of the Faroe Islands is the national library for the Faroe Islands, a self-governing country within the Kingdom of Denmark. It is both a public and a research library. National Library of the Faroe Islands is situated 1 km north of Aquarium.
Skansin
Fort
Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Skansin is a historic fortress in Tórshavn, the capital of the Faroe Islands. Skansin is located on a hill beside the port of Tórshavn. The fort was built in 1580 by Magnus Heinason to protect against pirate/slave raids of the town, after he himself was nearly caught up in one such raid. Skansin is situated 1¼ km northeast of Aquarium.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Argir and Tinganes.
Argir
Village
Photo: EileenSanda, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Argir is a village in the Faroe Islands. Argir most likely takes its name from Old Irish airge, which means summer pasture; several placenames in Faroe carry the same name with this meaning.
Tinganes
Quarter
Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tinganes is the historic location of the landsstýri of the Faroe Islands, and is a part of Tórshavn. The name means "parliament jetty" or "parliament point" in Faroese.
Tórshavn
Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tórshavn is the capital of the Faroe Islands. At the foot of a mountain range, the archipelago's largest city has a long history dating back as far as 850 AD.
Aquarium
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Categories: building and tourism
- Location: Tórshavn Municipality, Streymoy, Faroe Islands, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
61.99923° or 61° 59′ 57″ northLongitude
-6.77602° or 6° 46′ 34″ westOpen location code
9CHMX6XF+MHOpenStreetMap ID
way 43652934OpenStreetMap feature
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