Tjørnuvík () is the northernmost village on
Streymoy
Streymoy (, ) is the largest and most populated island of the Faroe Islands. The capital, Tórshavn, is located on its southeast coast. The name means "island of currents". It also refers to the largest region of the country that also includes the ...
in
Sunda Municipality,
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 ...
. As of the 2006 census, the population has a total of 71 people.
The town uses the
Stakkur sea stack for sheep grazing, accessed by cable car. The
Risin og Kellingin sea stacks are visible across the
Sundini strait.
A single-lane
dead-end road (route 594) from
Haldórsvík is the only way to reach Tjørnuvík. Tourists clogged the road in summer, before a traffic control system improved conditions in 2022. Funding was approved for prestudies for a tunnel.
Gallery
File:Tjørnuvík, Faroe Islands.JPG
File:Is03080-Tjornuvik.jpg
File:Is03073-Tjornuvik.jpg
File:Gongutúrur yvir Tjørnuvík (2).jpg
See also
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Towns of the Faroe Islands
References
External links
Personal Danish site with photographs of Tjørnuvík
Populated places in the Faroe Islands
Black sand beaches
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