Hvalba
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Hvalba is a village and a municipality in the Faroe Islands, which consists of Hvalba, Nes-Hvalba and Sandvík.
Hvalba, looking towards Lítla Dímun island
Hvalbiarfjørður, Lítla Dímun island in the background.
Sunset in Hvalba, seen from the sea.
Nes at Hvalba at noon
Suðuroy
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Suðuroy is the southernmost of the Faroe Islands. The island covers 163.7 square kilometres. In 2018 the population was 4,601. Suðuroy region comprises this island and Lítla Dímun, the next isle north
Hvalba
…Islands, which consists of Hvalba, Nes-Hvalba and Sandvík. The village spreads around the bottom of a deep inlet, Hvalbiarfjørður, in the northeast of Suðuroy. Hvalba is one of the larger villages in the Faroe Islands. The total population of Hvalba Municipality (Hvalbiar Kommuna) is 639 as of March 2022; the…
The 3.3 MW Botnur Hydroelectric Power Plant was built in 1921.
View from Eggjarnar
Fámjin is surrounded by some of the highest mountains of Suðuroy. The lake at left is Kirkjuvatn.
Pál Joensen