Funningsfjørður
Encyclopedia
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.
Fjord
Geologically, a fjord is a long, narrow inlet with steep sides or cliffs, created in a valley carved by glacial activity.-Formation:A fjord is formed when a glacier cuts a U-shaped valley by abrasion of the surrounding bedrock. Glacial melting is accompanied by rebound of Earth's crust as the ice...
of the same name ('Fjørður' is the Faroese
Faroese language
Faroese , is an Insular Nordic language spoken by 48,000 people in the Faroe Islands and about 25,000 Faroese people in Denmark and elsewhere...
word for 'fjord'). It was founded in 1812, with Elduvikar as its municipality
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
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There was a whaling station in Funningsfjørður from 1902 to 1913.
External links
- Faroeislands.dk: Funningsfjordur Images and description of all cities on the Faroe Islands.