Sumbiarstein or Sumbiarstein ( dates and headlights. Sumbiarsteinur ; Munken, Monk [Monk], Monaco [Monaco], Munkurin [Munkurin], Flesern [Flesjarnar]) - a group of rocks, the extreme southern point of the Faroe Islands [1] , located five to six kilometers south-east of Cape , the extreme southern point of the island of Suvura .
| Sumbiarstaynur | |
|---|---|
| dates Sumbiarsteinur , headlights. Sumbiarsteinur | |
 View on Sumbiarstyynur from Cape Akraberg. | |
| Specifications | |
| Highest point | 11 m |
| Population | 0 people (2012) |
| Location | |
| Water area | Atlantic Ocean |
| A country |
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| Region | Suvura |
Content
Geography
Rock Sumbiarstaynur is located south of the island of Suvura and is the southernmost point of the Faroe Islands. Sumbiarstyainur is a basalt rock; is the remnant of an island flooded by the sea in 1885 [2] . Between the rock and several neighboring island groups, even under calm weather conditions, a fairly strong current regularly operates.
- Sumbiarfles, the highest point - 4 meters
- Miðjufles, the highest point - 4 meters
- Bøllufles, the highest point - 6 meters
- Stórafles, highest point - 7 meters
- Sumbiarsteinur, highest point - 11 meters
History
According to official historical documents, Sumbiarstein was one of the highest islands in this part of the archipelago. It rose seventy feet (21 meters) above sea level. The shape of the rock resembled a monk , for which it received its name. Sumbiarstyainur was described by early writers of the Faroe Islands as an important natural object of navigation, serving in this capacity for hundreds of years.
In shallow water around the island, dangerous currents and whirlpools formed, which caused great inconvenience to local sailors. In 1673, Pastor Lucas Jacobson Debes gave a graphic description of the current forming around the island of Sumbiarstyinur. The pastor also claimed that at this point his compass reflected erroneous data.
In 1800, Pastor Jyirgen Landt also described the whirlpool and the island itself, whose height was reminiscent of a monk who has a red clay neck, a body and a head made of dark gray stone or basalt.
On May 28, 1885, the Danish Minister for Maritime Affairs reported that most of the island of Sumbiarstaynur collapsed, adding that the Faroe Islands lost one of their most striking objects of natural origin, which was an important element of navigation for sailors, an object of adoration and inspiration for many local artists and writers.
Now the dangerous reef is almost completely submerged, only the highest points of it are above the water.
Notes
- ↑ Geographic coordinates
- ↑ Faroe Islands // Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary : 86 t. (82 t. And 4 add.). - SPb. , 1890-1907.
Links
- Disappearance of an island
- ONE ISLAND LOST. ANOTHER FOUND (English) (PDF), The New York Times (30 December 1885). Date of treatment January 9, 2013.