Svínoy

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Position of Svínoy island
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Position of Svínoy island
Stamp FR 350 of Postverk FøroyaIssued: 25 May 1999Photo: Per á Hædd
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Stamp FR 350 of Postverk Føroya
Issued: 25 May 1999
Photo: Per á Hædd

Svínoy is an island located in the north-east of the Faroe Islands, to the east of Borðoy and Viðoy. It is divided into two unequally sized peninuslas. The island has only one settlement, Svínoy, where all the island's inhabitants live. The coast is mostly steep slopes and cliff, including the 345 m precipice of Eysturhøvdi on the north coast. There are three mountains on Svínoy: Keldufjall (461 m), Havnartindur (587 m) and Múlin (442 m).

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62°16′N 6°22′W


 
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Borðoy | Eysturoy | Fugloy | Hestur | Kalsoy | Koltur | Kunoy | Lítla Dímun | Mykines | Nólsoy | Sandoy | Skúvoy | Stóra Dímun | Streymoy | Suðuroy | Svínoy | Vágar | Viðoy