Viðoy
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Viðoy is the northern-most island in the Faroe Islands, located east of Borðoy to which it is linked via a causeway. The name means wood island, despite the fact that no trees grow on the island: the name relates to the driftwood that floats in from Siberia and North America.
- Area: 41 km² (rank 7)
- Population: 617 (rank 7, on 31 December 2002)
- Population density: 15 persons/km²
- Highest mountain: Villingadalsfjall, 841 m
- Number of summits: 11
- Municipality: Viðareiði
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[edit] Geography
The island has two settlements: Hvannasund on the south-east coast and Viðareiði on the north-east coast, the northernmost settlement in the Faroes. A road along the west coast of the island connects the two. The island is connected by a road causeway to Norðdepil on Borðoy and a bus service from Klaksvík runs across the causeway to the island.[1]
Viðoy has eleven mountains of which Villingadalsfjall is the northern-most peak in the Faroes. The north coast also has the Enniberg cliff, which at 750 m is the highest sea-cliff in Europe.
[edit] Mountains
The island has eleven mountains, shown with their overall rank in the Faroe Islands:[2]
| Rank | Name | Height |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Villingadalsfjall | 841m |
| 24 | Nakkurin (norðari) | 754m |
| 29 | Malinsfjall | 750m |
| 52 | Filthatturin | 688m |
| 53 | Oyggjarskoratindur | 687m |
| 67 | Enni | 651m |
| 84 | Sneis | 634m |
| 116 | Tunnafjall | 593m |
| 147 | Talvborð | 557m |
| 174 | Mølin | 511m |
| 192 | Nakkurin | 481m |
[edit] References
- ^ Swaney [February 1991] (1999). Iceland, Greenland & the Faroe Islands, 3rd edition, Lonely Planet Publications. ISBN 0864424531.
- ^ List of mountains of the Faroe Islands
[edit] External links
- Personal website with 6 aerial photos of Viðoy
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