third in size, behind Streymoy and Eysturoy. Vágar region also comprises the island of Mykines. The Vágar island shape is very distinctive, since on maps...
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Army Royal Engineers during World War II on the island of Vágar; the site was known as RAF Vagar/Vaagar (Royal Air Force). The site was chosen mainly because...
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search and rescue responsibilities from its base at Vágar Airport, on the Faroese island of Vágar. Most of its pilots are members of the Faroese Pilot...
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Sørvágsvatn (category Vágar)
Faroe Islands. It is situated on the island of Vágar between the municipalities of Sørvágur and Vágar. Its area is 3.4 km2 (1.3 sq mi), more than three...
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Vágar Municipality (Faroese: Vága kommuna) is a municipality in the Faroese Islands. It covers the eastern part of the island of Vágar (while Sørvágur...
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2007. Vågar du, vågar jag (radio edit) Vågar du, vågar jag (SoundFactory club Mix) Vågar du, vågar jag (SoundFactory Club Mix) Vågar du, vågar jag (SoundFactory...
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stationed at Vágar, mostly working on the construction of the airfield. Abandoned after the war, it was reopened as the civilian Vágar Airport in 1963...
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sound. Since 2002, the almost 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) long Vágar Tunnel has connected Streymoy to Vágar, thereby completing the road connections of the three...
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and Vágar. The tunnel was the first sub-sea tunnel in the Faroe Islands, and connects the capital of Tórshavn on Streymoy with Vágar Airport on Vágar. Surveyor...
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Almas de vagar (Wandering of soul in English), is the second book by the Uruguayan Horacio López Usera, published in 2009. The book is an independent...
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204 ft) mountain on the island Vágar in the Faroe Islands. The mountain is located south of the village of Sørvágur, near Vágar Airport and east of the mountain...
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scheduled to fly from Reykjavík, Iceland, to Vágar, Faroe Islands, on 23 September 1970 but due to fog in Vágar the flight was delayed and again the day after...
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Breiðá is a river on the island of Vágar in the Faroe Islands. The name Breiðá translates to 'the broad river'. It flows from the lake Vatnsdalsvatn into...
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FaroeJet was an airline based in Vágar Airport on the island of Vágar of Faroe Islands. It was the second airline of Faroe Islands, the other one being...
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Sørvágur (category Vágar)
Vágur on Suðuroy. Sørvágur (Danish: Sørvåg) is a village on the island of Vágar in the Faroe Islands. It is located at the landward end of Sørvágsfjørður...
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Vägar hem is a 2006 studio album by Anna Stadling & Idde Schultz. On the album, they perform less famous Swedish pop/rock songs from the 1970s and 1980s...
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footballer Also a post-nominal for a Fellow of The Academy of Experts. Vágar Airport (IATA airport code FAE), Faroe Islands Fatty acid ester Fetal alcohol...
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Árnafjall (category Vágar)
Árnafjall is the highest mountain on the island of Vágar in the Faroe Islands. The highest point is 722 metres (2,369 ft) above sea level. The name Árnafjall...
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286.3 11,490 40.1 Fuglafjørður and Runavík Eysturoy Vágar 177.6 3,271 18.4 Míðvágur and Sørvágur Vágar Suðuroy 166.0 4,588 27.6 Tvøroyri and Vágur Suðuroy...
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Vágar Airport in bad weather and poor visibility. He was the first foreigner to be awarded the gold medal of the United States Naval Institute. Vágar...
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weather station that provides wind information for aircraft approaching Vágar Airport. Geoportal kortal.fo refers to the mountain as Skeið. Aeronautical...
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has only one commercial airport. Vágar Airport is located close to the village of Sørvágur, on the island of Vágar. It has a paved 1,799 m / 5,902 ft...
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Gásadalur (category Vágar)
Gásadalur (Danish: Gåsedal) is a village located on the west side of Vágar, Faroe Islands, and enjoys a panoramic view over to the island of Mykines....
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Fjallavatn (category Vágar)
second largest lake in the Faroe Islands. It is situated on the island of Vágar and its size is 1 km2. "Fjallavatn - Visit Faroe Islands". Retrieved 2020-03-31...
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colonel William Law, built the first and only airport in the Faroe Islands, Vágar Airport. The British refrained from governing Faroese internal affairs,...
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make this unlikely in the foreseeable future. The runway and terminal at Vágar Airport have recently (2011) been extended and upgraded respectively, and...
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to Sandoy, and before the subsea tunnel to Vágar opened in 2002, it shuttled together with Sam between Vágar and Vestmanna. M/F Sam was built in 1981 and...
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Nólsoyarfjørður (Streymoy and Nólsoy) Mykinesfjørður (Vágar and Mykines) Vágafjørður (gulf between Vágar, Streymoy and Koltur) Hestfjørður (Koltur, Hestur...
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the sport site located in the middle of Sørvágur on the western island Vágar. It is the western-most stadium in the Faroe Islands. It is currently used...
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