Botnur Power Plant

The Botnur power plant is a hydroelectric power station supplying the ' southernmost island of with electricity. It is located to the north of .
Wikipedia
Photo: EileenSanda, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • Type: Power station
  • Description: hydroelectric power station supplying the Faroe Islands
  • Also known as: “Botn kraftverk”, “Botnur power plant”, “Botnur vannkraftverk”, “Elektrisitetsverkið i Botni”, and “Í Botni”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Borgarknappur and Á Eiðinum.

Peak
Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a mountain in , .

Pitch
Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a multi-use in , which is one of the larger villages in the southernmost island Suduroy in the . It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of FC Suðuroy, formerly called VB/Sumba. is situated 3 km southeast of Botnur Power Plant.

Lake
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is a lake, which is situated 2½ km southeast of Botnur Power Plant.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Vágseiði and Vágur.

Locality
is an area in , , located on the west coast of west of the village Vágur, from which it takes its name. Eiði is the Faroese word for isthmus. is situated 3 km southeast of Botnur Power Plant.

Village
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, meaning bay, is a town and municipality on the island of , part of the . It is situated on the east coast of the on the fjord, and was founded in the fourteenth century. is situated 3½ km southeast of Botnur Power Plant.

Village
Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village located on the western side of , the southernmost island in . It looks directly out to the North Atlantic Ocean. is situated 4½ km north of Botnur Power Plant.

Botnur Power Plant

Latitude
61.48621° or 61° 29′ 10″ north
Longitude
-6.86974° or 6° 52′ 11″ west
Established
1921
Operator
SEV
Open location code
9CHMF4PJ+F4
Open­Street­Map ID
way 495054381
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­industrial
Wiki­data 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: “Botnur kraftverk”
  • Norwegian: “Botnur kraftverk”
  • Swedish: “Bondur kraftverk”
  • Swedish: “Botnur kraftverk”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Biskupskelda and Marknaskarð.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Á Stígum and Ryskivatn.

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Worth a closer look: Tórshavn and Northern Islands.

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