Haraldssund

Haraldssund (Danish: Haraldsund) is a settlement in the Faroe Islands, situated on the island of Kunoy.

Haraldssund
Village
Haraldssund
Haraldssund
Location in the Faroe Islands
Coordinates: 62°16′20″N 6°36′7″W
State Kingdom of Denmark
Constituent country Faroe Islands
IslandKunoy
MunicipalityKunoyar
Population
 (1 November 2020)
  Total69
Time zoneGMT
  Summer (DST)UTC+1 (EST)
Postal code
FO 785
ClimateCfc

Haraldssund is located on the east coast of Kunoy and is connected to the village of Kunoy on the west coast by a tunnel. To the east, it is linked to the town of Klaksvík on Borðoy by a causeway. The tunnel and the causeway were built in the late 1980s.

Causeway from Borðoy

2 km south of the village there is a small ruin.

See also

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