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Discover Porkeri in Faroe Islands
Porkeri in the region of Suðuroy with its 396 habitants is a place located in Faroe Islands - some 37 mi or ( 59 km ) South of Tórshavn , the country's capital .
Local time in Porkeri is now 08:57 PM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Atlantic/Faroe " with a UTC offset of 0 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Trongisvagur, Tórshavn, Sjovartoftir, Sandur, and Oman fyri Kirkju. When in this area, you might want to check out Trongisvagur . We discovered some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Porkeri ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
Videos
Vágsbygd mín heimbygd, Robert Mc'Birnie, Faroe Islands
www.visitsuduroy.fo - This short film is made by my own photos from my hometown Vágur, which is a small village with around 1350 people on the island Suðuroy in the Faroe Islands. The song is a song a ..
Cliffs of Suduroy, Faroe Islands, Music Saknur by Hanus G Johansen
www.flickr.com - www.visitsuduroy.fo This short film shows some of the amazing cliffs of the island Suðuroy (Suduroy), which is the southernmost of the Faroe Islands in the North Atlantic. One of the ..
Sigurskvæði til VKR - Vágs Kappróðrarfelag by Hans Jacob Hjelm
Vágs Kappróðrarfelag (VKR) is the Rowing Club of Vágur, Faroe Islands. This film is made over the song "Sigurskvæði til VKR" also called "Kvøða til Vágs Kappróðrarfelag" or "Smyrla sangurin". The film ..
Powershot sx10 test
Test shooting Canon Powershot SX10 IS. I think it is a great camera, tough low light focusing could be better, but it is possible to manualy focus :) ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Porkeri Church
Porkeri Church is a church in the settlement of Porkeri in the Faroe Islands. Porkeri is situated in the island Suðuroy, which is the southernmost of the islands. It is a wooden church and it has a roof of turf. The church is from 1847 and contains things donated by seamen who survived lethal storms on the sea, maintaining the tradition of almissu (seamen in danger promised - according to Nordic tradition - to donate churches, the material or such to God if they got back home alive).
Located at 61.48 -6.75 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Nes, Vágur
Nes is a village on the Faroese island of Suðuroy located in the municipality of Vágur (Vágs kommuna). It is located west of Porkeri and east of Vágur. Its postal code is FO 925. It should not be confused with another village by the same name on Eysturoy. There is another village in Suðuroy with the same name, it is located on the southern side of the bay of Hvalba. Nes means cape in the Faroese language.
Located at 61.47 -6.76 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Porkeri Mountains
The Porkeri Mountains are a mountain range near the village of Porkeri in the Faroe Islands near the Porkeri Mountains,just north of Vágur on Suðuroy's east coast.
Located at 61.49 -6.78 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Vágsfjørður
Vágsfjørður is a fjord on the island of Suðuroy in the Faroe Islands. The fjord is located in the southern part and on the eastern side of the island. The distance between the east and the west coast of Suðuroy is very short from Vágsfjørður to Vágseiði. Between the fjord and Vágseiði is a lake which is called Vatnið (The Lake). There are five villages around the fjord. In the bottom of the fjord is Vágur, which is one of the largest village in Suðuroy.
Located at 61.46 -6.77 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Hov, Faroe Islands
Population:\t133 Postal code (Zip):\tFO 960 Location:\t\t{{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:61|30|30|N|6|45|29|W| | |name= }} Municipality:\tHovs Hov is a village located on Suduroy's east coast, in the Faroe Islands; it is frequently mentioned in the country's history. Salmon sea farming has been practiced in Hov since the 1980s. North of Hov along the old road to Øravík are interesting basalt columns that march along the hills.
Located at 61.51 -6.76 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
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