Sørvágsfjørður is a fjord on the west side of the island of
Vágoy in the
Faroe Islands
The Faroe Islands ( ) (alt. the Faroes) are an archipelago in the North Atlantic Ocean and an autonomous territory of the Danish Realm, Kingdom of Denmark. Located between Iceland, Norway, and the United Kingdom, the islands have a populat ...
which is approximately long.
At the end of the fjord lies the village of
Sørvágur :''There is also a town called Vágur on Suðuroy.''
Sørvágur () is a village on the island of Vágar in the Faroe Islands.
It is located at the landward end of Sørvágsfjørður. Sørvágur is the largest village in Sørvágur Municipality.
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. On the northside of the fjord lies the small village of
Bøur. On the south side of the fjord lies the picturesque
Tindhólmur islet, flanked by the
Drangarnir sea stacks and
Gáshólmur islet. Roughly in the middle of the fjord lies
Skerhólmur.
During World War II many British soldiers lived in
Sørvágur :''There is also a town called Vágur on Suðuroy.''
Sørvágur () is a village on the island of Vágar in the Faroe Islands.
It is located at the landward end of Sørvágsfjørður. Sørvágur is the largest village in Sørvágur Municipality.
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. Sørvágsfjørður is mentioned in the Pioneers from the WW2 Museum, Krígssavnið, in
Miðvágur. The Royal Pioneers who were in the
Faroe Islands
The Faroe Islands ( ) (alt. the Faroes) are an archipelago in the North Atlantic Ocean and an autonomous territory of the Danish Realm, Kingdom of Denmark. Located between Iceland, Norway, and the United Kingdom, the islands have a populat ...
from 1941 until the end of the war published their own newspaper.
ww2.fo
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References
External links
Sorvag.fo, Sørvágur Municipality
Visitvagar.fo
Fjords of the Faroe Islands
Vágar
Sørvágur
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