Fossá

Fossurin í Fossá is one of the highest waterfalls[1] in the Faroe Islands, and one of the biggest attractions in northern Streymoy.[2]

Fossá Waterfall, Streymoy island, Faroe Islands (View from Eysturoy island)

"Fossá" in the Faroese language means "river with waterfalls", and there are several streams in Faroe Island with such a name.

The waterfall is located near the village of Haldarsvík,[3] in the Sunda Kommuna municipality.[4] It goes cascading 140 metres down to the sea in two stages.[5] It is possible that in the height of falls is included also the run of the stream between the falls and the sea, which has a height difference of some 30 m.

References
  1. Bestu karmar við Fossá, sunda.fo
  2. "Streymoy, northern part". Faeroe Islands.com. Faeroe Islands. Archived from the original on 2014-07-15. Retrieved 2014-07-14.
  3. Proctor, James (2013). Faroe Islands, 3rd. Bradt Travel Guides. p. 81. ISBN 184162456X.
  4. "View to Fossá, a cache by okvalle". Geocaching.com. Groundspeak, Inc.
  5. Holly Hughes; Sylvie Murphy; Alexis Lipsitz Flippin; Julie Duchaine (2010). Frommer's 500 Extraordinary Islands. John Wiley & Sons. p. 153. ISBN 0470595183.

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