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unusual facts about VB/Sumba



2006 Tour of Faroes Islands

The circuit was the distance between: Tvøroyri – Øravík – Fámjin – Øravík – Hov – Porkeri – Vág – Lopra – Sumba, across Hestin, return to Sumba back to Vágur.

Asian Paradise Flycatcher

Asian Paradise-flycatchers inhabit thick forests and well-wooded habitats from Turkestan to Manchuria, all over India and Sri Lanka to the Malay Archipelago on the islands of Sumba and Alor.

Beinisvørð

Poul F. Joensen (born 1898 in Sumba, died 1970 in Froðba) often mentioned Beinisvørð as the guardian spirit of the country.

Bjarni Johansen

Bjarni Johansen started his football career early, he has been goal keeper for VB Vágur since he was a young boy and after the merging of VB Vágur and Sumba, Faroe Islands in 2005 he continued to be goal keeper for VB/Sumba until the end of the football season 2008.

VB/Sumba was re-established in 2010; now it is called FC Suðuroy.

East Nusa Tenggara

In some places such as Sumba, the lontar palm (Borassus flabellifer) dominates local agricultural activities and is a very important part of the local economy.

Endotricha puncticostalis

It was described by Walker in 1866, and is known from Australia, the Selayar Islands, Christmas Island, the Philippines, Sumba, Java, and Sulawesi.

Gajah Mada

Gajah Mada retained his position as mahapatih (Prime Minister) under the new king and continued his military campaign by expanding eastward into Logajah, Gurun, Seram, Hutankadali, Sasak, Buton, Banggai, Kunir, Galiyan, Salayar, Sumba, Muar (Saparua), Solor, Bima, Wandan (Banda), Ambon, Timor, and Dompo.

Mutisalah

The term mutisalah refers to heirloom beads in the Indonesian islands of Timor, Flores, Sumba and Suwa (known today as Nusa Tenggara Timur).

Pól Thorsteinsson

At the end of his career Pól Thorsteinsson played with VB/Sumba, who won the Faroese 1. division; in 2010 they changed their name to FC Suðuroy, and the team will be playing in the best division Vodafonedeildin, but Pól Thorsteinsson decided to end his football career at the end of the 2009 season.

In 2009 Thorsteinsson scoored his goal number 50 for VB/Sumba (prior to 2005 it was just called VB, since 1 Jan 2010 the team is called FC Suðuroy).

Sumba, Faroe Islands

In 2005 Sumba and VB Vágur merged into VB/Sumba, which changed their name into FC Suðuroy in 2010.

The other villages in the Municipality of Sumba are: Lopra (88 inns.), Akrar (26 inns.), Víkarbyrgi (0 inns.).

VB Vágur

10 years later, in 2005, there was a second merger between VB Vágur and Sumba, and formed VB/Sumba, which later was changed its name to FC Suðuroy.

Vesturi á Eiðinum Stadium

Chief Financial Officer for FC Suðuroy is Pól Thorsteinsson, who started his football career in Vágur for VB Vágur and ended his football career in the second best division of VB/Sumba in 2009, the same year as they won the 1.


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