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Morskranes () is a village on the west coast of the Faroese island of Eysturoy in the Sjóvar Municipality and its postal code is FO 496.

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Place details

Locality
Morskranes
Region
Eysturoy
Country
Føroyar
Population
45

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Key facts

Settlement.name
Morskranes
Settlement.settlement_type
Village
Settlement.image_skyline
Morskranes, Faroe Islands (2).JPG
Settlement.imagesize
250px
Settlement.image_caption
Morskranes, on Eysturoy, Faroe Islands. View northwards up to the sound of Sundini.
Settlement.pushpin_map
Faroe Islands
Settlement.pushpin_label_position
right
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
250
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Location in the Faroe Islands
Settlement.subdivision_type
State
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Constituent country
Settlement.subdivision_type2
Island
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Eysturoy
Settlement.subdivision_type3
Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name3
Sjóvar Municipality
Settlement.established_title
Founded
Settlement.established_date
1877
Settlement.unit_pref
Imperial

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Morskranes () is a village on the west coast of the Faroese island of Eysturoy in the Sjóvar Municipality and its postal code is FO 496.

Morskranes can translate roughly as "Moors of the Corner".

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Morskranes” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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