Sørvágsfjørður
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Sørvágsfjørður is a fjord on the west-side of the island Vágoy
in the Faroe Islands
which is approximately 3.5 km (2.2 mi) long.
At the end of the fjord lies the village of Sørvágur
. On the northside of the fjord lies the small village Bøur
. On the southside of the fjord lies the picturesque Tindhólmur
flanked by Drangarnir
and Gáshólmur
. Roughly in the middle of the fjord lies Skerhólmur
.
During World War II many British soldiers lived in Sørvágur
. Sørvágsfjørður is mentioned in the Pioneers from the WW2 Museum, Krígssavnið, in Miðvágur
. The Royal Pioneers who were in the Faroe Islands
from 1941 until the end of the war published the newspaper.
Vágar
Vágar is one of the 18 islands in the archipelago of the Faroe Islands and the most westerly of the large islands. With a size of 178 km² , it ranks number three, behind Streymoy and Eysturoy....
in the Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands
The Faroe Islands are an island group situated between the Norwegian Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, approximately halfway between Scotland and Iceland. The Faroe Islands are a self-governing territory within the Kingdom of Denmark, along with Denmark proper and Greenland...
which is approximately 3.5 km (2.2 mi) long.
At the end of the fjord lies the village of Sørvágur
Sørvágur
Sørvágur is a village on the island of Vágoy in the Faroe Islands. It is located at the landward end of Sørvágsfjørður. Sørvágur is the largest village in the municipality of Sørvágs Kommuna.-Name:...
. On the northside of the fjord lies the small village Bøur
Bøur
Bøur is a village in the Sørvágs Kommuna of the Faroe Islands, 4 km west of Sørvágur, with a population of 70 . Its location is and its postal code is FO 386....
. On the southside of the fjord lies the picturesque Tindhólmur
Tindhólmur
Tindhólmur is an islet on the southside of Sørvágsfjørður, west of Vágar in the Faroe Islands. It has its name from the five peaks, which are named Ytsti, Arni, Lítli, Breiði, Bogdi...
flanked by Drangarnir
Drangarnir
Drangarnir is the collective name for two sea stacks between the islet Tindhólmur and the island Vágar in the Faroe Islands. The individual names of the sea stacks are Stóri Drangur and Lítli Drangur ....
and Gáshólmur
Gáshólmur
Gáshólmur is a small islet on the southside of Sørvágsfjørður in the Faroe Islands. To the east of the islet lies another islet, Tindhólmur. The islet is uninhabited, and the only living creatures are seabirds and sheep rams, which are placed on the islet each year by the locals in Sørvágur.*...
. Roughly in the middle of the fjord lies Skerhólmur
Skerhólmur
Skerhólmur is a small islet in the middle of Sørvágsfjørður on the island of Vágar, Faroe Islands.It is uninhabited....
.
During World War II many British soldiers lived in Sørvágur
Sørvágur
Sørvágur is a village on the island of Vágoy in the Faroe Islands. It is located at the landward end of Sørvágsfjørður. Sørvágur is the largest village in the municipality of Sørvágs Kommuna.-Name:...
. Sørvágsfjørður is mentioned in the Pioneers from the WW2 Museum, Krígssavnið, in Miðvágur
Miðvágur
Miðvágur is a village in the Faroe Islands on Vágar. It has been a municipality until 1 January, 2009 when it fused with Sandavágur into Vága kommuna.Located on the south coast of the island of Vágar, Miðvágur is the largest town on this Faroese island...
. The Royal Pioneers who were in the Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands
The Faroe Islands are an island group situated between the Norwegian Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, approximately halfway between Scotland and Iceland. The Faroe Islands are a self-governing territory within the Kingdom of Denmark, along with Denmark proper and Greenland...
from 1941 until the end of the war published the newspaper.