Tangafjørður is the southern part of the strait separating the islands of Streymoy and Eysturoy in the Faroe Islands. The northern part of the strait between is named Sundini.
Tangafjørður is the southern part of the strait separating the islands of Streymoy and Eysturoy in the Faroe Islands. The northern part of the strait between is named Sundini.
== Name == Tangi, genitive case tanga, is a Faroese word meaning 'landspit', 'low eroded headland' and is cognate of English 'tongue'. This refers to Raktangi peninsula near Strendur. Tangi can also mean 'seaweed', which typically is abundant around landspits. In Faroese, fjørður can refer to any elongated body of saltwater, including a sound or strait separating two islands. Narrow sounds are referred to as sund.
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