Sumba, Faroe Islands
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Sumba is the southernmost place of the Faroe Islands on the island of Suðuroy. It is located in the Sumbiar municipality.
The village, as of 2002, had a population of 281, and they are all "mergaðir". The village's postal code is FO 970.
Residents of the island are known as Sumbingar and the town can be called Sumbøur. A high mountain separates the village from the other settlements of the island. According to American anthropologist Dennis Gaffin, the island is "a stronghold of traditional Faeroese culture." The 50-kronur note of 2001 pictures the cliffs at Sumba. A narrow islet called Sumbiarhjølmur sits off the shore as a natural breakwater, and is used as prized grazing land for sheep.
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 The Church at Sumba |
 Sumba |
 Harbour of Sumba |
 Westcoast north of Sumba |
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- In Place: Spatial and Social Order in a Faeroe Islands Community, by Dennis Gaffin ISBN 0881338796.
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