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Touring Sumba in Faroe Islands

Sumba in the region of Suðuroy with its 289 citizens is located in Faroe Islands - some 42 mi or ( 68 km ) South of Tórshavn , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Sumba

Time in Sumba is now 11:26 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Atlantic/Faroe " with a UTC offset of 0 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Vagur, Tvoroyri, Trongisvagur, Tórshavn, and Sandur. Being here already, consider visiting Vagur . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Sumba ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Vágsbygd mín heimbygd, Robert Mc'Birnie, Faroe Islands

4:42 min by Eileen Sandá
Views: 11497 Rating: 5.00

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 ..

Sigurskvæði til VKR - Vágs Kappróðrarfelag by Hans Jacob Hjelm

2:54 min by Eileen Sandá
Views: 2608 Rating: 4.64

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

2:40 min by Bjarni Thomsen
Views: 918 Rating: 3.00

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 :) ..

Suðureftir í summar

0:21 min by Dokumentar. fo
Views: 546 Rating: 5.00

Suðureftir í summar. Sjónvarpslýsing fyri www.visitsuduroy.fo ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Sumba, Faroe Islands

Sumba is the southernmost place of the Faroe Islands on the island of Suðuroy. It is located in the Sumbiar municipality. The municipality has 353 inhabitants (2012). 239 of these people are living in Sumba. The other villages in the Municipality of Sumba are: Lopra (88 inns. ), Akrar (26 inns. ), Víkarbyrgi (0 inns.). Sumba is known for several things, e.g. its beauty, for the high bird cliff Beinisvørð and the skills of the local people regarding Faroese chain dance.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 61.41 -6.70 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Populated coastal places in the Faroe Islands, Populated places in the Faroe Islands, Suðuroy

Sund, Faroe Islands

Sund is a small town in the Faroe Islands, located north of Tórshavn. In 2012, it had a population of only 3 people.

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Located at 61.41 -6.70 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Populated coastal places in the Faroe Islands, Populated places in the Faroe Islands, Streymoy

Akraberg

Akraberg is the southern tip of Suðuroy, 5 km south from the village Sumba, Faroe Islands. The name Akraberg derives from akur (cereal field). Five kilometres south of Akraberg is the southernmost point of The Faroe Islands, a rock called Munkurin (The Monk), also called Sumbiarsteinur, which is one of a group of six rocks. This group of rocks are called Flesjarnar. The sound between Suðuroy and Munkurin is notorious for its strong current, it is called Røstin, the poet Poul F.

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Located at 61.39 -6.68 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Geography of the Faroe Islands, Headlands of the Faroe Islands, Important Bird Areas of the Faroe Islands, Lighthouses of the Faroe Islands, Suðuroy

Sumbiarhólmur

Sumbiarhólmur is an islet in the Faroe Islands, located just outside the village of Sumba, which is the southernmost village in the island Suðuroy. Sumbiarhólmur is the 6th largest islet of the Faroe Islands. It is 7 hectares. The North Atlantic Ocean is often quite rough near Sumbiarhólmur and around Flesjarnar further south. Boat accidents have happened in the area.

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Located at 61.38 -6.72 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Islets of the Faroe Islands, Suðuroy

Beinisvørð

Beinisvørð (Beinisvord) is a 470 m high sea cliff in Suðuroy, Faroe Islands, the highest sea cliff in Suðuroy. It is located between the villages of Lopra and Sumba. Beinisvørð has vertical cliffs facing the sea and a green slope down towards the village of Sumba. The triangular top of Beinisvørð is visible from many places in Suðuroy, including Lopra, Nes and Marknoyri, the easternmost part of Vágur.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 61.43 -6.77 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Cliffs of Suðuroy, Cliffs of the Faroe Islands, Landforms of the Faroe Islands, Mountains of the Faroe Islands, Suðuroy