Haraldssund (Danish: Haraldsund) is a settlement in the Faroe Islands, situated on the island of Kunoy.

Haraldssund
Village
Haraldssund
Haraldssund
Haraldssund is located in Denmark Faroe Islands
Haraldssund
Haraldssund
Location in the Faroe Islands
Coordinates: 62°16′20″N 6°36′7″W / 62.27222°N 6.60194°W / 62.27222; -6.60194
State Kingdom of Denmark
Constituent country Faroe Islands
IslandKunoy
MunicipalityKunoyar
Population
 (1 November 2020)
 • Total69
Time zoneGMT
 • Summer (DST)UTC+1 (EST)
Postal code
FO 785
ClimateCfc

Haraldssund is located on the east coast of Kunoy and is connected to the village of Kunoy on the west coast by a tunnel. To the east, it is linked to the town of Klaksvík on Borðoy by a causeway. The tunnel and the causeway were built in the late 1980s.

Causeway from Borðoy

Two kilometers south of the village is a small ruin.

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