Nónfjall is a mountain on the island

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The mountain is located south of the village of Sørvágur, near

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and east of the mountain Høgafjall. The name Nónfjall translates to ' Noon mountain'. However, the Faroese use the word noon differently from the current English usage. In the

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noon refers to 15:00 in the

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or 3pm in the

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, whereas in the English language noon usually now refers to 12:00 or 12pm. If you are standing in the centre of the old village in Sørvágur at 15:00 you will see the sun above Nónfjall. Hence the name. Nónfjall lies above the valley of Kjóvadalur.

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Mountains of the Faroe Islands {{Faroes-geo-stub it:Nónfjall