Sandoy
| Sandoy | |
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| Coordinates: 61°51′N 6°47′W / 61.85°N 6.783°WCoordinates: 61°51′N 6°47′W / 61.85°N 6.783°W | |
| State |  Kingdom of Denmark |
| Autonomous country |  Faroe Islands |
| Area | |
| • Total | 125 km2 (48 sq mi) |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 1,494 |
| • Density | 11.95/km2 (30.96/sq mi) |
| Time zone | GMT (UTC+0) |
| • Summer (DST) | EST (UTC+1) |
| Calling code | 298 |
Sandoy (Danish: Sandø) is the first of the five southern islands that make up the Faroe chain, the fifth biggest of all the Faroe Islands,[1] an autonomous region of the Kingdom of Denmark. As of 2011[update], the largest population center on the island is the village of Sandur with a population of 599.[2] Other settlements include Skarvanes, Skopun, Skálavík, Húsavík and Dalur.
There are similarly named islands, Sanday in the Orkney Islands, Sanday in the Inner Hebrides and Sandøy in Norway.
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[edit] Important Bird Area
The island has been identified as an Important Bird Area by BirdLife International because of its significance as a breeding site for seabirds, especially Northern Fulmars (50,000 pairs), Manx Shearwaters (5000 pairs), European Storm Petrels (50,000 pairs), European Shags (150 pairs), Great Skuas (15 pairs]], Atlantic Puffins (70,000 pairs) and Black Guillemots (400 pairs).[3]
[edit] See also
[edit] Further reading
- Jørgensen, Gunni, and Jóannes Rasmussen. Glacial Striae, Roches Moutonnées, and Ice Movements on Sandoy (Faeroe Islands). Communications géologiques, no 314. [Copenhagen, Denmark]: Muséum de minéralogie et de géologie de l'Université de Copenhague, 1978.
- Lawson, Ian, et al. 2005. "Historical Ecology on Sandoy, Faroe Islands: Palaeoenvironmental and Archaeological Perspectives". Human Ecology. 33, no. 5: 651-684.
[edit] Gallery
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Skarvanes
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The lake Sandsvatn is the largest on the island and the third largest in the Faroe Islands.
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[edit] References
- ^ Proctor, James (2008). Faroe Islands. Bradt Travel Guides. pp. 133. ISBN 1841622249. http://books.google.cz/books?id=blwCW3h2o28C&pg=PA133&dq=sandoy+faroe&hl=cs&ei=4F3bTuiWD9LR4QTL58zZDQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=3&ved=0CEAQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=sandoy%20faroe&f=false.
- ^ Visit Sandoy. "Sandoy". The Tourist Information Center in Sandoy. http://www.visitsandoy.fo/UK/index.asp?pID=%7BD7CB10F2-757E-46EB-9718-634341875207%7D. Retrieved 4 December 2011.
- ^ BirdLife International. (2012). Important Bird Areas factsheet: Sandoy. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 2012-02-23.
[edit] External links
The Wiktionary entry for Sandoy
Media related to Sandoy at Wikimedia Commons
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