Klaksvík
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Klaksvík on the island Borðoy is the second biggest city in the Faroe Islands and their biggest fishery harbour.
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[edit] Maps
 Position on the Faroe map. |
 Position of Klaksvík municipality (since 2005). Note, that the northern part of Kalsoy also belongs to it. |
[edit] Photos
 The harbour bay with the huge south tip of Kunoy in the background |
 Klaksvík |
 A shipyard in Klaksvík |
 A view of Klaksvík. The island in the background is Kunoy. |
 Before the tunnel was opened in 2006, there was a car ferry to Leirvík, Eysturoy. |
.JPG) Fisherman in Klaksvík |
.JPG) Old house at the shore |
 Forest near Klaksvík |
 Forest near Klaksvík |
[edit] Photos of 1899
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[edit] Stamps
 FR 193 of 1990: Modern post office in Klaksvík. |
 FR 300 of 1996: Christianskirkjan (Christian's church). |
 Stamp FR 364 of 2000: Rasmus Rasmussen (l.) and Símun av Skarði (r.) in front of the old Folk Highschool in Klaksvík (ca. 1900). |
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 FO 528 of 2005: Bórðoyarvík (southern bay at Klaksvík), 1927 50x66 cm, by Jógvan Waagstein. |
 FO 626 of 2008: Klaksvík 100 years. |
