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Klaksvík is the second largest town of the Faroe Islands. The town is located on Borðoy, which is one of the northernmost islands (in Faroese: Norðoyar).
Klaksvik is located between two inlets lying back to back. It has an important harbour with fishing industry and a modern fishing fleet. Originally, four farms were located where Klaksvik is now. In time, they grew into four villages, Vágur, Myrkjanoyri, Gerðar and Uppsalar, that finally merged to form the town of Klaksvík in 1938. What triggered the development of the town was the establishment of a centralized store for all the northern islands on the location.
The Norðoyatunnilin, a submarine tunnel to Leirvík was opened in April 2006.
Population ~5000
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rf7TlAlD2_Q
Klaksvik is located between two inlets lying back to back. It has an important harbour with fishing industry and a modern fishing fleet. Originally, four farms were located where Klaksvik is now. In time, they grew into four villages, Vágur, Myrkjanoyri, Gerðar and Uppsalar, that finally merged to form the town of Klaksvík in 1938. What triggered the development of the town was the establishment of a centralized store for all the northern islands on the location.
The Norðoyatunnilin, a submarine tunnel to Leirvík was opened in April 2006.
Population ~5000
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rf7TlAlD2_Q
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klaksvík
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Coordinates: 62°13'53"N 6°34'45"W
- Kinnaird 668 km
- Glenrothes 696 km
- Kirkcaldy 704 km
- Greenock 705 km
- Dunfermline 706 km
- Falkirk 708 km
- Cumbernauld 710 km
- Paisley 717 km
- Livingston 723 km
- Motherwell 729 km
- Borðoy 4.5 km
- Leirviksfjørður 5.4 km
- Haraldssund 8.3 km
- Kunoy 9 km
- Kalsoyarfjørður 10 km
- Eystur Municipality 10 km
- Kalsoy 11 km
- Svínoy 13 km
- Eysturoy 15 km
- Faroe Islands 41 km
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