Sornfelli

The mountain Sornfelli has a height of 749 m

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Sornfelli is a mountain plateau on the island of Streymoy in the Faroe Islands about 12 km from the capital Torshavn (20 km by road). It is the site of a military station at 725 m asl. The Sornfelli Meteorological Station installed in 1999 is located in the middle of the 40000 m2 Sornfelli Mountain top plateau at 725 m asl.,

Temperatures at the meteorological station in 2000 were:

• Mean annual air temperature: +1.7°C
• Mean coldest month (April): -2.2°C
• Mean warmest month (August): 6.5°C

From Tórshavn you can drive over the mountain road "Oyggjarvegin" to the Sornfelli Mountain plateau. There is a public road up to the Sornfelli Mountain plateau, but not the last 200 m to the radar base. The mountain Sornfelli has a height of 749 m.

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  Radar base

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  Sornfelli 749 m

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  Sornfelli plateau

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  Sornfelli plateau

References

• Scannet (2007). "Sornfelli". Scandinavian / North European Network of Terrestrial Field Bases. http://www.scannet.nu/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=75&Itemid=149. Retrieved 2007-06-09.