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Fossurin í Fossá is one of the highest waterfallsBestu karmar við Fossá
sunda.fo in the
Highest waterfall on the Faeroe Islands
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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 ...
, and one of the biggest attractions in northern Streymoy.
"Fossá" in the Faroese language
Faroese ( ; ) is a North Germanic languages, North Germanic language spoken as a first language by about 69,000 Faroe Islanders, of whom 21,000 reside mainly in Denmark and elsewhere.
It is one of five languages descended from Old Norse#Old West ...
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 Sunda Kommuna municipality. It goes cascading 140 metres down to the sea in two stages.
See also
*List of waterfalls
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Waterfalls of the Faroe Islands