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Borðoy
Island
Stamp FR 353 of Postverk Føroya (issued: 25 May 1999; photo: Per á Hædd)
Location within the Faroe Islands
Coordinates: 62°14′N 6°33′W / 62.233°N 6.550°W / 62.233; -6.550
State	Kingdom of Denmark
Constituent country	Faroe Islands
Area
• Total	96 km (37 sq mi)
• Rank	6
Highest elevation	755 m (2,477 ft)
Population
• Total	6,314
• Rank	4
Time zone	UTC+0 (GMT)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1 (EST)
Calling code	298

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

History

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).

Mountains

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

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.

External links

• The dictionary definition of Borðoy at Wiktionary
• Media related to Borðoy at Wikimedia Commons
• Personal website Archived 2006-03-03 at the Wayback Machine with 9 aerial photos of Borðoy

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