FAROE ISLANDS

FAROE ISLANDS / FØROYAR.

Norden 1995. Tourism.
Vatnsdalur valley.
Stamp in a set of 2, issued on 10.04.1995.
Face value: 400 Faroese oyra.
Photo: Rúni Brattaberg (b. 1966).
Printing: Offset lithography.
Print: 379,000 copies.

Catalogues
- AFA No. 268.
- Michel No. 277.
- Scott No. 281.
- StampWorld No. 268.
- Stanley Gibbons No. 270.
- Yvert et Tellier No. 275.

Vatnsdalur is a cirque valley formed by glacial erosion, located to the west of Vágar Island. The maximum elevation above sea level is 377 m (1,237 ft). At the bottom of the valley is the small lake of Vatnsdalsvatn (visible on the stamp).