Borðoy

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Borðoy
Faroe stamp 353 bordoy.jpg
Stamp FR 353 of Postverk Føroya (issued: 25 May 1999; photo: Per á Hædd)
Position of Bordoy on Faroe map.png
Location within the Faroe Islands
Coordinates: 62°14′N6°33′W / 62.233°N 6.550°W / 62.233; -6.550
State Kingdom of Denmark
Constituent country Faroe Islands
Area
  Total
96 km2 (37 sq mi)
  Rank6
Highest elevation
755 m (2,477 ft)
Population
 (12-2021)
  Total
6,314 [1]
  Rank4
Time zone UTC+0 (GMT)
  Summer (DST) UTC+1 (EST)
Calling code298

Borðoy (Faroese pronunciation: [ˈbɔɹɔɪ] , Danish : Bordø) is an island in the north-east of the Faroe Islands. Its name means 'headland island'. [2] There are eight settlements: Klaksvík (the second largest town in the Faroes), Norðoyri, Ánir, Árnafjørður, Strond, Norðtoftir, Depil and Norðdepil.

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History

Hafjall (647 m, left) and Halgafelli (503 m, right) on the island of Bordoy. Faroe Islands, Bordoy, Klaksvik, Hafjall (647 m) and Halgafelli (503 m) seen from Halsur.jpg
Háfjall (647 m, left) and Hálgafelli (503 m, right) on the island of Borđoy.

There are also three abandoned settlements: Skálatoftir, Múli and Fossá, all in the north. Múli was one of the remotest settlements in the Faroes – there was no road link until 1989, before which goods had to be brought in via helicopter or boat. The last people left in 1994.

A Klaksvík museum bought the Fossá area in 1969 with the plan of turning it into a typical Faroese Medieval village, though the plan never came to fruition.

Important Bird Area

The northern and south-eastern headlands of the island have been identified as an Important Bird Area by BirdLife International because of their significance as a breeding site for seabirds, especially European storm petrels (250 pairs) and black guillemots (200 pairs). [3]

Mountains

The island has five mountains: Lokki (755 m), Háfjall (647 m), Borðoyarnes (392 m), Depilsknúkur (680 m), and Hálgafelli (503 m).

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References

  1. Statistical Database
  2. en.m.wiktionary.org
  3. BirdLife International. (2012). Important Bird Areas factsheet: Bordoy. Downloaded from "BirdLife International - conserving the world's birds". Archived from the original on 2007-07-10. Retrieved 2013-11-13. on 2012-02-22.