Haraldssund

Haraldssund
Village

Haraldsund
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) EST (UTC+1)
Postal code FO 785

Haralssund is a town in the Faroe Islands situated on the island of Kunoy.

Haralssund 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 dam were built in the late 1980s.

Causeway from Borðoy

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

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