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Village in Faroe Islands
Tjørnuvík Tjørnevig (Danish)
Village
Tjørnuvík seen from Eidiskollur.Tjørnuvík seen from Eidiskollur.
Tjørnuvík is located in Denmark Faroe IslandsTjørnuvíkTjørnuvíkLocation in the Faroe Islands
Coordinates: 62°17′17″N 7°8′27″W / 62.28806°N 7.14083°W / 62.28806; -7.14083
Country Faroe Islands
IslandStreymoy
MunicipalitySunda
Population
 • Total71
Time zoneGMT
 • Summer (DST)UTC+1 (EST)
Postal codeFO 445
ClimateET

Tjørnuvík (Danish: Tjørnevig) is the northernmost village on Streymoy in Sunda Municipality, Faroe Islands. 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 5 km (3 mi) 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.

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References

  1. Metcalf, Stephen (25 March 2007). "Into the Mystical Unreal Reality of the Faroe Islands". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 5 June 2015.
  2. "New solution to Tjørnuvík traffic nightmare". Kringvarp Føroya (in Faroese). 3 July 2022.
  3. "Tjørnuvík traffic solution wins innovation prize". Kringvarp Føroya (in Faroese). 13 November 2022.
  4. "Tjørnuvík tunnel in the pipeline". Kringvarp Føroya. 29 March 2023.

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