Tjørnin í Vegagilinum

Tjørnin í Vegagilinum is in Suðuroy, Faroe Islands. Tjørnin í Vegagilinum is situated nearby to the lake Hólmatjørnin, as well as near Vatnið á Høddalsryggi.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Borgarknappur and Hovs kirkja.

Borgarknappur

Peak

Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Borgarknappur is a mountain in Suðuroy, Faroe Islands. Borgarknappur is situated 3 km west of Tjørnin í Vegagilinum.

Hovs kirkja

Church

Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Hovs kirkja is a church, which is situated 2 km northeast of Tjørnin í Vegagilinum.

Porkeri Church

Church

Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Porkeri Church is a church in the settlement of Porkeri in the Faroe Islands. Porkeri is situated on the island of Suðuroy, which is the southernmost of the islands. Porkeri Church is situated 3 km southeast of Tjørnin í Vegagilinum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hov and Porkeri.

Hov

Village

Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Hov is a village located on Suðuroy's east coast, in the Faroe Islands; it is frequently mentioned in the country's history. Salmon sea farming has been practiced in Hov since the 1980s.

Porkeri

Village

Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Porkeri is a village in the Faroe Islands, situated northeast of Vágur on Suðuroy's east coast. As of 2020 it had a population of 318, and it has been inhabited at least as early as the 14th century. Porkeri is situated 2½ km southeast of Tjørnin í Vegagilinum.

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 3 km southwest of Tjørnin í Vegagilinum.

Tjørnin í Vegagilinum

Type: Body of water
Location: Suðuroy, Faroe Islands, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

61.49625° or 61° 29′ 47″ north

Longitude

-6.7869° or 6° 47′ 13″ west

Open location code

9CHMF6W7+F6

OpenStreetMap ID

way 787088682

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=water

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Hólmatjørnin and Vatnið á Høddalsryggi.

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