Haraldssund
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Haralssund is a town in the Faroe Islands situated on the island of Kunoy.
- Population: 70
- Postal code (Zip): FO 785
- Location: 62°16′20″N 6°36′7″W / 62.27222°N 6.60194°W
- Municipality: Kunoyar
Haralssund 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 dam. The tunnel and the dam were built in the late 1980s.
2 kilometers south of the village there is a small ruin. Legend says that there was a Dutch community here many years ago.
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