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Árnafjørður

Coordinates: 62°15′21″N 6°32′3″W / 62.25583°N 6.53417°W / 62.25583; -6.53417
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Árnafjørður
Village
Árnafjørður bay
Árnafjørður bay
Árnafjørður is located in Denmark Faroe Islands
Árnafjørður
Árnafjørður
Location of the village in the Faroe Islands
Coordinates: 62°15′21″N 6°32′3″W / 62.25583°N 6.53417°W / 62.25583; -6.53417
State Kingdom of Denmark
Constituent country Faroe Islands
IslandBorðoy
MunicipalityKlaksvík
Population
 (1 March 2024)
 • Total65
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+1 (EST)
ClimateCfc

Árnafjørður (Danish: Arnefjord) is a town of the municipality of Klaksvík, on the island of Borðoy, in the Faroe Islands.

Árnafjørður is located at the bottom of a deep inlet, named Árnfjarðarvík, "corner fjord's bay", on the east side of Borðoy. In 1875, an abandoned Norwegian vessel loaded with large amounts of timber drifted ashore at Árnafjørður. The timber was sold at an auction and, because of the sudden surplus, the price for timber decreased significantly. Timber has always been expensive in the Faroes as, other than driftwood, it usually has to be imported.[1]

Houses in Árnafjørður

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References

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  1. ^ "Árnafjørður / Faroe Islands / faroeislands.dk". www.faroeislands.dk. Retrieved 2021-01-09.
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