Borðoy

Borðoy
Borðoy
Island
	Stamp FR 353 of Postverk Føroya (issued: 25 May 1999; photo: Per á Hædd)
	Location within the Faroe Islands
State	Kingdom of Denmark
Constituent country	Faroe Islands
Area
• Total	96 km2 (37 sq mi)
• Rank	6
Highest elevation	755 m (2,477 ft)
Population (2007)
• Total	5,002
• Rank	4
• Density	52/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+0 (GMT)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1 (EST)
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.

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).^[1]

Mountains

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

References

^ BirdLife International. (2012). Important Bird Areas factsheet: Bordoy. Downloaded from "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-07-10. Retrieved 2013-11-13. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) on 2012-02-22.

External links

The dictionary definition of Borðoy at Wiktionary
Media related to Borðoy at Wikimedia Commons
Personal website with 9 aerial photos of Borðoy

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[1] BirdLife International. (2012). Important Bird Areas factsheet: Bordoy. Downloaded from "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-07-10. Retrieved 2013-11-13. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) on 2012-02-22.

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