Thorshavn

[ tawrs-houn ]

/ tɔrsˈhaʊn /

a city in and the capital of the Faeroe Islands, in the N Atlantic.

Example sentences from the Web for thorshavn

By the time we reached the anchorage our voyage from Thorshavn had occupied exactly three days and six hours.

The Land of Thor |J. Ross Browne
Karl fared forthwith when he was ready, and a fair wind they had, and came to Faroe, and hove into Thorshavn in Stream-isle.

Capitals of the Northlands |Ian C. Hannah
I took a photograph at Thorshavn in the Faroes showing a modern whaling-vessel.

Across Iceland |William Bisiker
The medival bishop for the Faroes had his stool at Kirkeb, on the same island as Thorshavn but a few miles further south.

Capitals of the Northlands |Ian C. Hannah

Hard by the town of Thorshavn, in the Fare islands, a little lad sat one day carving his name on a rock.

Hero Tales of the Far North |Jacob A. Riis

Thorshavn

/ (Danish ˈtɔːrshaun) /

the capital of the Faeroes, a port on the northernmost island. Pop: 17 549 (2004 est)