Vágsfjørður
Vágsfjørður is a fjord on the island of Suðuroy in the Faroe Islands. The fjord is located in the southern part and on the eastern side of the island. The distance between the east and the west coast of Suðuroy is very short from Vágsfjørður to Vágseiði. Between the fjord and Vágseiði is a lake which is called Vatnið (The Lake). There are five villages around the fjord. In the bottom of the fjord is Vágur, which is one of the largest village in Suðuroy. Further east on the northern side of the fjord is Porkeri, in between Vágur and Porkeri is the small village Nes, where a famous artist Ruth Smith lived, she drowned in Vágsfjørður at the age of 45. On the southern side of Vágsfjørður is Lopransfjørður, but just before the village Lopra is a bay, which is called Ónavík, if one turns right there towards west one comes to Lopranseiði on the west coast. Tourists like to come there to enjoy the rough nature there and the beautiful view towards Beinisvørð, a 470 meter high sea cliff. After Ónavík the village Lopra. 2 km further east on Lopransfjørður is a small village which is called Akrar.
The Harbour of Vágur
Vágs Havn is the harbour of Vágur. The fjord is 10–15 metres deep where the harbour is. The municipality of Vágur made it deeper in 2004, it was a big investment. There are fish factories in the harbour. There is also a ferry port, but no ferry arrives there regularly any more. Smyril M/F used to embark and disembark to and from Vágur a few times weekly, but because the distance between Tórshavn and Tvøroyri is shorter Smyril stopped to sail to Vágur, now it sails between Tórshavn and Krambatangi on Trongisvágsfjørður.
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Coordinates: 61°27′45″N 6°46′11″W / 61.46250°N 6.76972°W