Haraldssund

Haraldssund
Village
Haraldssund
Haraldssund
Location in the Faroe Islands
Coordinates: 62°16′20″N 6°36′7″W / 62.27222°N 6.60194°W / 62.27222; -6.60194Coordinates: 62°16′20″N 6°36′7″W / 62.27222°N 6.60194°W / 62.27222; -6.60194
State  Kingdom of Denmark
Constituent country  Faroe Islands
Island Kunoy
Municipality Kunoyar
Population
  Total 70
Time zone GMT
  Summer (DST) UTC+1 (EST)
Postal code FO 785
Climate Cfc

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

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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