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Touring Mykines in Faroe Islands
Mykines in the region of Vágar with its 25 citizens is located in Faroe Islands - some 29 mi or ( 46 km ) West of Tórshavn , the country's capital city .
Time in Mykines is now 12:25 AM (Saturday) . 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: Tvoroyri, Tórshavn, Sandur, Midvagur, and Klaksvík. Being here already, consider visiting Tvoroyri . 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 Mykines ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Faroe Islands Folk Music Festival Mykines
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Faroe Islands Mykines
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puffincatch
Mykines, the westernmost island of the Faroe Islands, hosts the biggest puffin colonies of the country. Esben lives here, performing his traditional catch of the non breeding puffings each year. It ta ..
Faroe Islands Helicopter from Mykines
Faroe Islands Helicopter from Mykines ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Mykines, Mykines
Mykines village (pronounced 'Mitch'ness') is the only settlement on Mykines Island, the westernmost of the Faroe Islands. It is a beautiful little coastal village with bright houses with turf roofs, with an old turf-roofed stone Church dating from 1878, and a small stream flowing through the village. Population: 21 Postal code (Zip): FO 388 Location: {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:62|6|15|N|7|38|46|W| | |name= }} Municipality: Mykines
Located at 62.10 -7.65 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Árnafjall
Árnafjall is the highest mountain on the island of Vágar in the Faroe Islands. The highest point is 722 meters above sea level. The name Árnafjall translates to the eagles mountain. The mountain lies on the west side of Vágar close to the village of Gásadalur. There is also a mountain Árnafjall on the island Mykines where the highest point is 350 meters above sea level.
Located at 62.10 -7.45 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Gáshólmur
Gáshólmur is a small islet on the southside of Sørvágsfjørður in the Faroe Islands. To the east of the islet lies another islet, Tindhólmur. The islet is uninhabited, and the only living creatures are seabirds and sheep rams, which are placed on the islet each year by the locals in Sørvágur. Highest point: 65 m Size: 10 ha
Located at 62.08 -7.45 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tindhólmur
Tindhólmur is an islet on the southside of Sørvágsfjørður, west of Vágar in the Faroe Islands. It has its name from the five peaks, which are named Ytsti, Arni, Lítli, Breiði, Bogdi (Farthest, Eagle, Small, Broad, Bent). The islet is uninhabited.
Located at 62.08 -7.43 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
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