Hvalba
Hvalba spreads around the bottom of a deep inlet, Hvalbiarfjørður, northeast of Suðuroy, Faroe Islands..
Two tunnels connect Hvalba to its neighbouring villages. The southbound tunnel (1400 metres) leads to Trongisvágur/Tvøroyri and the northbound one (1500 meters) leads to Sandvík. In the mountains around the southbound tunnel brown coal has been extracted from deep and unpleasantly low mines since the 1770s. The coal was an important source of energy on the Faroe Islands until the end of World War 2. A few miners are still extracting coal from the mines. Today there is only one coal mine left.
Faroe Islands.
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Felix van de Gein, T.K.V., kartografia, marlenells, and 75 other people added this photo to their favorites.
Jan Egil Kristiansen (56 months ago | reply)
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Churches in Faroe Islands, and we'd love to have your photo added to the group.
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Daniel Schwabe (54 months ago | reply)
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Fabulous capture! Wonderful composition!
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beez kneez (54 months ago | reply)
Beautiful photo with the colors and the island. :-) (Deep North)
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Nice shot.
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This Photograph deserve another "Fl♥ckr Extraordinary Capture Award". as seen in our Pool, good job keep up the good work.
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Lovely
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great composition, very charming
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Wow! What a gorgeous scene! Lovely! Beautiful capture!
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beautiful scene. the coloured buildings contrast really well with the surroundings. nice one!
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Nejdet Düzen (51 months ago | reply)
Beautiful shot...
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stevie.gill (51 months ago | reply)
very, very nice shot
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Colourful landscape.
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wonderful and peaceful image !
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Such a beautiful place to see and thank you for sharing!
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I think that this a great photo in so many ways... Color, Clarity composition ....... Wow
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Thank you for the information with the picture, it gives the picture a deeper meaning! I love the composition!
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Cool land/seascape !
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wonderful
Vince Arno (Absent) (51 months ago | reply)
Cette photo est très belle mais ne correspond pas au thème, il n'y a pas de "colombages". Merci de votre compréhension.
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