Stóra Dímun
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Stóra Dímun is an island in the southern Faroe Islands with an area of 2.5 km². Sometimes only referred to as Dímun. The island is only accessible during clear and calm weather periods. Before 1920 the ruins of an old church were present, but are no longer extant. There are two peaks on Stóra Dímun: Høgoyggj (395 m) and Klettarnir (308 m). The island was once home to several of the people in the 13th century, but now There is only one family currently living on the island, consisting of four people. the Færeyinga Saga (Saga of the Faroese) partly took place on this island.
The name 'Stóra Dímun' means "Great Dimun", in contrast to Lítla Dímun or "Little Dimun". According to the Faroese placename expert Jakobsen, "Dimun" may represent a pre-Norse, Celtic placename element, with 'di' representing "two".
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 Stóra Dímun |
 Coast of Stóra Dímun |
 The farm on the remote island of Stóra Dímun |
 Puffins (Fratercula arctica) on Stóra Dímun |
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- personal website with 4 aerial photos
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