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Akraberg is the southern tip of Suðuroy, 5 km (3 miles) south from the village of Sumba, in the Faroe Islands. The name Akraberg derives from akur (cereal field). Five kilometres (3 miles) south of Akraberg is the southernmost point of The Faroe Islands, a rock called the Munkurin (The Monk), also called Sumbiarsteinur, which is one of a group of six rocks. This group of rocks are called Flesjarnar. The sound between Suðuroy and Munkurin is notorious for its strong current, it is called Røstin; the poet Poul F. Joensen (born 1898, died 1970) mentioned it in one of his poems "...Røstin rísin rann...".
The waters south of Sumba are notorious for their unpredictability. Here lies a series of rocky skerries below and above sea level, and the meeting of currents, together with wind and weather, create dangerous conditions for boats and ships. The situation became more hazardous in 1884 when much of the high rock Munkurin on the southernmost rock, Sumbiarsteinur, crashed into the sea, and the seafarers lost the best fixed landmark of the rocks.
^Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of the Faroes". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
Akraberg is the southern tip of Suðuroy, 5 km (3 miles) south from the village of Sumba, in the Faroe Islands. The name Akraberg derives from akur (cereal...
this, as the weather station is located at 105 meters above sea level. Akraberg is milder than much of the Faroe Islands and experiences frost on 38 days...
pillbox on Eggjarnar near Vágur in Suðuroy British pillboxes or bunkers in Akraberg, the southernmost place in Suðuroy and the Faroe Islands British invasion...
People from Suðuroy also refer to 'Frísarnir í Akrabergi' (The Frisians of Akraberg). English and German are sometimes used for the purposes of tourism. Norwegian...
site Power (kW) Transmission aerial Programme Mode of transmission 531 Akraberg 5 Kringvarp Føroya Pontevedra 25 RNE Radio 5 Oviedo 20 RNE Radio 5 (Asturias)...
Name Image Island Location Year built Notes Akraberg Lighthouse Suðuroy Akraberg 61°23′40″N 6°40′45″W / 61.394428°N 6.679112°W / 61.394428; -6.679112...
61° 10' 30".85 N, 6° 40' 23".77 W. Flesjarnar can be seen from Sumba, Akraberg and from Eggjarnar and other high places in Suðuroy. US.fo Archived 2013-10-21...
Islands a low air pressure of 932.2 hPa was recorded on Christmas Eve at Akraberg lighthouse. 927 2014, 5 January 51° N, 36° W Christina 934 2015, 5 December...
strong current. Flesjarnar are a group of rocks, located 5 km south of Akraberg in Suðuroy. The rocks are: Sumbiarfles, 4 metres high (nearest to land)...
1963 United States Bartlesville, Oklahoma 15.24 m Akraberg Lighthouse 1909 Faroe Islands Akraberg 14 m Chenal de Groumili Lighthouse 1928 France Saint...
on the land is indicated in certain names of settlements. The town of Akraberg (the name akur means cereal field) and Hoyvík (which means hay bay). At...
30: 119–121. Bloch, D. and Sørensen, S. 1983. The autumn migration at Akraberg, Faroe Islands, 1982. Fróðskaparrit 31: 75–93. Bloch, D. and Sørensen,...
air pressure of 932.2 hPa (27.53 inHg) was recorded on Christmas Eve at Akraberg lighthouse. This was not as low as the Faroese record of 930.3 hPa, set...
(Albert Djurhuus) Born in Sumba 1912, died 1999, lighthouse keeper in Akraberg 234 Tróndur við Á Born in Velbastaður 1901, died 1978, king's tenant 149...
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