Borðoy

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
State	Kingdom of Denmark
Constituent country	Faroe Islands
Area
• Total	96 km2 (37.1 sq mi)
Area rank	6
Highest elevation	755 m (2,477 ft)
Population (2007)
• Total	5,002
• Rank	4
• Density	52.1/km2 (134.9/sq mi)
Time zone	GMT (UTC+0)
• Summer (DST)	EST (UTC+1)
Calling code	298

Borðoy (Danish: Bordø) is an island in the north-east of the Faroe Islands. There are eight settlements: Klaksvík (the second largest town in the Faroes), Norðoyri, Ánir, Árnafjørður, Strond, Norðtoftir, Depil and Norðdepil. 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.

Mountains

Háfjall (647 m, left) and Hálgafelli (503 m, right) on the island of Borđoy

The island has the following five mountains

Name	Height
Lokki	755m
Háfjall	647m
Borðoyarnes	392m
Depilsknúkur	680m
Hálgafelli	503m

External links

• Personal website with 9 aerial photos of Borðoy