Nólsoy, Nólsoy

Nólsoy
Village

Nólsoy Harbor
Nólsoy

Location in the Faroe Islands

Coordinates: 62°00′33″N 6°40′7″W / 62.00917°N 6.66861°W / 62.00917; -6.66861Coordinates: 62°00′33″N 6°40′7″W / 62.00917°N 6.66861°W / 62.00917; -6.66861
State  Kingdom of Denmark
Constituent country  Faroe Islands
Island Nólsoy
Municipality Tórshavnar kommuna
Population (1 January 2009)
  Total 247
Time zone GMT
  Summer (DST) EST (UTC+1)
Postal code FO 270

Nólsoy is the only settlement on the island of Nólsoy in the Faroe Islands.

It takes 20 minutes to reach Nólsoy from Tórshavn by boat. From the little harbour one enters the village by passing through a portal that is made of the cheekbones of a huge whale. Soon one is in the middle of the village surrounded by the small and colourful wooden houses. The small houses are placed extremely close to each other and one can imagine how they will shelter each other from the cold and salty winter storms.

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