Funningsfjørður

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• Population: 68
• Postal code (Zip): FO 477
• Location: 62°14′17″N, 6°55′44″W
• Municipality: Elduvíkar

The village Funningsfjørður is located at the end of a fjord of the same name ('Fjørður' is the Faroese word for 'fjord').

The village was founded in 1812.

There was a whaling-station in Funningsfjørður from 1902 to 1913.

[edit] See also

• List of towns in the Faroe Islands

[edit] External links

• Faroeislands.dk: Funningsfjordur Images and description of all cities on the Faroe Islands.