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Akraberg is the southern tip of Suðuroy, 5 km south from the village of Sumba, in the Faroe Islands. The name Akraberg derives from akur (cereal field). Five kilometres south of Akraberg is the southernmost point of The Faroe Islands, a rock called the Munkurin (The Monk), also called Sumbiarsteinur, which is one of a group of six rocks. This group of rocks are called Flesjarnar. The sound between Suðuroy and Munkurin is notorious for its strong current, it is called Røstin; the poet Poul F. Joensen (born 1898, died 1970) mentioned it in one of his poems "...Røstin rísin rann...".

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  • Akraberg (de)
  • Akraberg (en)
  • Akraberg (nl)
  • Akraberg (pl)
  • Akraberg (pt)
  • Akraberg (sv)
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  • Vlak bij Sumba ligt Akraberg en dat is het zuidelijkste puntje van het eiland Suðuroy en van de Faeröer. Tegenwoordig is er alleen maar een vuurtoren, maar vanaf 1040 woonden er Friezen in Akraberg tot in 1350 een epidemie van de Zwarte Dood voor iedereen fataal afliep. De Friese inwoners van Akraberg waren nog heidenen lang nadat de Faeröereilanden bekeerd waren tot het christendom. (nl)
  • Akraberg – przylądek w południowej części wyspy Suðuroy, wchodzącej w skład archipelagu Wysp Owczych, stanowiącego duńskie terytorium zależne na Morzu Norweskim. Jego nazwa pochodzi od słowa akur oznaczającego centralne pole. W miejscu tym znajduje się latarnia morska oraz stacja nadawcza z masztem, wykorzystywana przez Kringvarp Føroya. (pl)
  • Akraberg is the southern tip of Suðuroy, 5 km south from the village of Sumba, in the Faroe Islands. The name Akraberg derives from akur (cereal field). Five kilometres south of Akraberg is the southernmost point of The Faroe Islands, a rock called the Munkurin (The Monk), also called Sumbiarsteinur, which is one of a group of six rocks. This group of rocks are called Flesjarnar. The sound between Suðuroy and Munkurin is notorious for its strong current, it is called Røstin; the poet Poul F. Joensen (born 1898, died 1970) mentioned it in one of his poems "...Røstin rísin rann...". (en)
  • Akraberg (fär. für „Äckerkliff“) ist der südlichste Punkt Suðuroys auf den Färöern. Hier steht einer der färöischen Leuchttürme. Früher siedelten hier irische Mönche und später Friesen. Zuletzt war Akraberg von einem Leuchtturmwärter mit Familie bewohnt, heute ist der Ort verlassen. Akraberg ist wegen seiner exponierten Lage ein beliebtes Ausflugsziel. Es besteht eine Straßenverbindung. (de)
  • Akraberg é o ponto mais a sul da ilha de Suðuroy, no arquipélago das Ilhas Faroé. Pertence à comuna de Sumba, possuindo ligação por estrada ao resto da ilha. Atualmente, não existe nenhuma povoação neste local, embora tenha existido a partir do 1040 uma colónia frísia, cuja população viria a ser dizimada pela peste negra em 1350. Os frísios desta colónia permaneceram pagãos muito tempo após o resto das Ilhas Faroé ter sido cristianizado. Durante a Segunda Guerra Mundial o exército britânico possuía um posto de rádio em Akraberg. Em 1942, Akraberg foi bombardeado pelo exército alemão. (pt)
  • Akraberg på Suðuroy är Färöarnas näst sydligaste punkt. Vid platsen finns en fyr och en radiosändare. Fem kilometer söder om kusten finns Färöarnas sydligaste punkt Munkurin. Sundet mellan Munkurin och Suðuroy är beryktat för dess våldsamma strömmar. År 1884 störtade Munkurin delvis samman. Norr om fyren finns en navigations- och radiosändarstation. Radiosändaren är med 200 kW landets starkaste. Den sänder på 531 kHz mellanvågor. (sv)
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  • Akraberg Lighthouse (en)
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  • Akraberg Lighthouse (en)
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  • http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Akraberg.Suðuroy.1.jpg
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  • http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Akraberg_and_Sumbiarsteinur.jpg
  • http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Blæing.Akraberg.jpg
  • http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Hans_Petur_Kjærbo_The_Lighthouse_Keeper_Changing_Bulbs.jpg
  • http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/The_Lighthouse_in_Akraberg_Suduroy_Faroe_Islands.jpg
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