Funningsfjørður
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Funningsfjørður | |
— Village — | |
Location within the Faroe Islands | |
Coordinates: | |
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Country | Denmark |
Autonomous Province | Faroe Islands |
Municipality | Elduvikar |
Founded | 1812 |
Population[citation needed] | |
- Total | 68 |
ZIP code | FO 477 |
Funningsfjørður is a village located at the end of a fjord of the same name ('Fjørður' is the Faroese word for 'fjord'). It was founded in 1812, with Elduvikar as its municipality.
There was a whaling station in Funningsfjørður from 1902 to 1913.
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