Fossurin í Fossá is one of the highest waterfallsBestu karmar við Fossá
sunda.fo in the

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, and one of the biggest attractions in northern Streymoy. "Fossá" in the

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means "river with waterfalls", and there are several streams in Faroe Island with such a name. The waterfall is located near the village of Haldarsvík, in the

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municipality. It goes cascading 140 metres down to the sea in two stages. It is possible that in the height of falls is included also the run of the stream between the falls and the sea, which has a height difference of some 30 m.

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Highest waterfall on the Faeroe Islands
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