Funningsfjørður

Funningsfjørður
Village

Funningsfjørður
Funningsfjørður

Location within the Faroe Islands

Coordinates: 62°14′17″N 6°55′44″W / 62.23806°N 6.92889°WCoordinates: 62°14′17″N 6°55′44″W / 62.23806°N 6.92889°W
State  Kingdom of Denmark
Constituent country  Faroe Islands
Island Eysturoy
Municipality Runavík
Founded 1812
Population
 • 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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