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19-636: Sunda is an amalgamation of the former municipalities of Hósvíkar, Hvalvíkar, Saksunar, Haldarsvíkar, (former) Sunda and Gjáar kommuna, which merged in 2005. The mayor as of 2020 is Heðin Zachariasen, who was also the first mayor, from 2005 to 2009. The region in which Sunda kommuna is situated is referred to as Sundalagið, centered around the Sundini ( The Narrows ) between the islands of Streymoy and Eysturoy . The region also includes Eiðis kommuna , while strictly speaking Gjógv does not belong to Sundalagið, though

38-406: Is an interval of time (thousands of years) within an ice age that is marked by colder temperatures and glacier advances. Interglacials , on the other hand, are periods of warmer climate between glacial periods. The Last Glacial Period ended about 15,000 years ago. The Holocene is the current interglacial. A time with no glaciers on Earth is considered a greenhouse climate state . Within

57-588: Is at its widest around Selatrað at 1.9 kilometres (1.2 mi). The shallowest and narrowest point is situated at Við Streymin ( By the Current ) underneath the Streymin Bridge . It is also the narrowest point between any two islands in the Faroe Islands. It is a dredged section kept at −4 metres (−13 ft) to allow small craft to navigate between north and south. However, these can only pass at slackwater due to

76-517: Is part of Sunda kommuna. The villages Selatrað , Morskranes and Kolbeinagjógv are also situated on the Sundini but not considered part of Sundalagið region. Sunda kommuna contains the following villages: The municipality is centrally located in the country, situated in the middle of highway 10 between capital Tórshavn and second city Klaksvík. Both cities are 40 kilometers by road from Oyrarbakki. The eastern and western bank of Sundini are connected by

95-737: Is popular for its central location in the country, at commuting distance from all major towns. Sundini Sundini is the northern section of the sound separating the islands of Streymoy and Eysturoy in the Faroe Islands . The southern section of the strait is named Tangafjørður . Sund is the Faroese word for sound or strait . Sundini is the plural definite of Sund , hence translating as The Sounds or The Straits in English. An alternative suggested translation would be The Narrows . The Sundini separates Streymoy and northern Eysturoy . In

114-692: Is the annual regional festival with rowing races, alternating between Kollafjørður, Hósvík and Hvalvík. A recent park has been constructed next to Streymin Bridge near Norðskáli. Three bays are appointed as hvalvág where pilot whales may be brought ashore during a grind : Hvalvík , Norðskáli and Tjørnuvík , as well as in Kollafjørður. There are fish farms around Haldórsvík and Oyrarbakki. 62°12′36″N 7°00′25″W  /  62.210°N 7.007°W  / 62.210; -7.007 Glaciation A glacial period (alternatively glacial or glaciation )

133-850: The Alps ), Weichsel (in northern Central Europe ), Dali (in East China ), Beiye (in North China ), Taibai (in Shaanxi ) Luoji Shan (in southwest Sichuan ), Zagunao (in northwest Sichuan ), Tianchi (in the Tian Shan ) Jomolungma (in the Himalayas ), and Llanquihue (in Chile ). The glacial advance reached the Last Glacial Maximum about 26,500 BP . In Europe , the ice sheet reached Northern Germany . Over

152-881: The Eemian interglacial. The last glacial period was the most recent glacial period within the Quaternary glaciation at the end of the Pleistocene , and began about 110,000 years ago and ended about 11,700 years ago. The glaciations that occurred during the glacial period covered many areas of the Northern Hemisphere and have different names, depending on their geographic distributions: Wisconsin (in North America ), Devensian (in Great Britain ), Midlandian (in Ireland ), Würm (in

171-462: The Quaternary , which started about 2.6 million years before present , there have been a number of glacials and interglacials. At least eight glacial cycles have occurred in the last 740,000 years alone. The Penultimate Glacial Period (PGP) is the glacial period that occurred before the Last Glacial Period . It began about 194,000 years ago and ended 135,000 years ago, with the beginning of

190-483: The Streymin Bridge . This is the only road link between these islands until the Eysturoyartunnilin has finished and opened in 2021. National bus service 400 connects Tórshavn, Oyrarbakki and Klaksvík up to 11 times on weekdays in either direction, with less frequent routes to Tjørnuvík, Eiði and Gjógv operating from Oyrarbakki weekdays-only. How Sunda will be connected to Tórshavn and Klaksvík by public transport in

209-416: The Sundini, although the villages Selatrað and Morskranes are not traditionally considered part of this region. The Sundini is bordered by four municipalities: Sjóvar , Tórshavn , Sunda and Eiðis kommuna. Since 1973 both sides of the Sundini have been connected by the Streymin Bridge , previously the sole fixed link between Streymoy and Eysturoy. In December 2020 a second link, the Eysturoyartunnilin ,

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228-664: The early 2000s. Nearly all of Sundini's shorelines are paralleled by highways. The national highway nr 10 runs from Tórshavn via Kollafjørður to Oyrarbakki, where it continues to Southern Eysturoy and Klaksvík . National highways nr 54 and 23 run north from Streymin Bridge to Tjørnuvík and Eiði respectively. Highway nr 65 runs from Selatrað to Strendur. The section Oyri-Selatrað consists of vertical cliffs and has no road link. Strandfaraskip Landsins offers bus connections to all villages except Oyri, while municipal bus services operate in Kollafjørður and Sunda . The Sundalagsstevna

247-401: The future, when the Eysturoyartunnilin has rearranged route 400, remains unknown. A free citizen-only bus service operated by Sunda kommuna connects all villages except Saksun and Gjógv. As of January 2024, there were 1,828 inhabitants. The population is steadily rising, up from 1.386 in 2000. The Sundalagið as a whole (including Eiðis kommuna and Gjógv) had 2,572 inhabitants in 2020. The area

266-406: The last 650,000 years, there have been on average seven cycles of glacial advance and retreat. Since orbital variations are predictable, computer models that relate orbital variations to climate can predict future climate possibilities. Work by Berger and Loutre suggests that the current warm climate may last another 50,000 years. The amount of heat trapping (greenhouse) gases being emitted into

285-455: The north, bordering Eiðisflógvi gulf (part of the Atlantic Ocean ), Sundini starts between Tjørnuvík and Eiðiskollur (near Eiði ). It merges with the much wider Tangafjørður strait between Norðuri í Sundum ( Kollafjørdur ) and Morskranes . Its length is 25 kilometres (16 mi) in an equidistant line. The deepest point is northwest of Morskranes at −75 metres (−246 ft). Sundini

304-520: The northern limits near Eiði a glacial threshold ( submerged terminal moraine ) at ca −11 metres (−36 ft) limits the inflow of oxygenated water, hence compounding biological activity in this section. Glaciation has also caused the formation of several inlets in or bordering Sundini, such as Kollafjørður , the Skálafjørður fjords, the Hvalvík and Tjørnuvík bays, as well as Saksunardalur valley. In

323-595: The south it borders the Kollafjørður and Tangafjørður strait, which border the Kaldbaksfjørdur and Skálafjørður fjords. The villages on Streymoy are, from north to south: Tjørnuvík , Haldórsvík , Langasandur , Nesvík , Hvalvík , Streymnes , Við Áir , Hósvík and the Norðuri í Sundum neighbourhood of Kollafjørdur . The Eysturoy side houses Eiði , Ljósá , Svínáir , Norðskáli , Oyrarbakki , Oyri , Selatrað and Morskranes . The region Sundalagið owes its name to

342-457: The tidal currents up to 12 knots at this point. The complex bathymetry of the Sundini and Tangafjørður, with many isolated areas exceeding −50 metres (−160 ft) intermitted by shallow sections, is thanks to the glaciation during the Weichselien ice age. The Við Streymin area constitutes a former glacial drainage divide where the glaciar would bisect in a northward and southward flow. In

361-578: Was opened, providing a much shorter bypass for the long route from Tórshavn to Southern Eysturoy via the Streymin Bridge. Until 1973, there was a ferry ('Sundaferjan') between Oyri and Streymnes , while the ferry Hósvík - Selatrað continued to operate until 1976, the year when the Norðskálatunnilin opened and for the first time offered a road link between Southern and Northern Eysturoy. A car ferry operated between Strendur, Toftir and Tórshavn until

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