Botnur Power Plant
The Botnur power plant is a hydroelectric power station supplying the Faroe Islands' southernmost island of Suðuroy with electricity. It is located to the north of Vágur.Photo: EileenSanda, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Power station
- Description: hydroelectric power station supplying the Faroe Islands
- Also known as: “Botnur power plant” and “Elektrisitetsverkið i Botni”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Borgarknappur and Á Eiðinum.
Borgarknappur
Peak
Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Borgarknappur is a mountain in Suðuroy, Faroe Islands.
Á Eiðinum
Pitch
Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
á Eiðinum is a multi-use stadium in Vágur, which is one of the larger villages in the southernmost island Suduroy in the Faroe Islands. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of FC Suðuroy, formerly called VB/Sumba. Á Eiðinum is situated 3 km southeast of Botnur Power Plant.
Vatnið
Lake
Photo: EileenSanda, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Vatnið is a lake, which is situated 2½ km southeast of Botnur Power Plant.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Vágseiði and Vágur.
Vágseiði
Locality
Vágseiði is an area in Vágur, Faroe Islands, located on the west coast of Suðuroy west of the village Vágur, from which it takes its name. Eiði is the Faroese word for isthmus. Vágseiði is situated 3 km southeast of Botnur Power Plant.
Vágur
Village
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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. Vágur is situated 3½ km southeast of Botnur Power Plant.
Fámjin
Village
Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fámjin is a village located on the western side of Suðuroy, the southernmost island in Faroe Islands. Fámjin is looking directly out to the North Atlantic Ocean. Fámjin is situated 4½ km north of Botnur Power Plant.
Botnur Power Plant
- Categories: hydroelectric power station and industry
- Location: Porkeri, Suðuroy, Faroe Islands, Nordic countries, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
61.48621° or 61° 29′ 10″ northLongitude
-6.86974° or 6° 52′ 11″ westInception
1921Operator
SEVOpen location code
9CHMF4PJ+F4OpenStreetMap ID
way 495054381OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=industrialWikidata ID
Q3445129
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Swedish—“Botnur Power Plant” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “博特努爾發電廠”
- Danish: “Botnur kraftværk”
- Faroese: “Elektrisitetsverkið í Botni”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Botn kraftverk”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Botnur kraftverk”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Botnur vannkraftverk”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Elektrisitetsverkið í Botni”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Í Botni”
- Norwegian: “Botnur kraftverk”
- Swedish: “Bondur kraftverk”
- Swedish: “Botnur kraftverk”
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