Eysturoyartunnilin, Faroe Islands
N 62° 05.910 W 006° 45.468
29V E 617044 N 6887177
The world’s first subsea roundabout, with an illuminated pillar decorated by Faroese artist Tróndur Patursson.
Waymark Code: WM165ZA
Location: Faroe Islands
Date Posted: 05/14/2022
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In the newly built Eysturoyar tunnel there is a roundabout. It is the world’s first subsea roundabout, with an illuminated pillar of natural rock decorated by Faroese artist Tróndur Patursson. The decoration consists of red, blue and green light. And a circle of people holding hand surrounds the pillar.
“The figures are walking from darkness into the light,” says Patursson, “And they symbolise the very Faroese idea that by joining hands and working together we achieve great things” (
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When driving through the tunnel you can on FM radio 97.00 listen to the Faroese musician and sound-engineers special tunes composed for your ride under the seabed.
The Eysturoyar subsea tunnel is 11.240 m (36.880 ft) long and connects both sides of Skálafjørður on the island of Eysturoy with each other and with the capital Tórshavn, which is located on Streymoy. It opened on December 19, 2020
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