Borðoy

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Borðoy
Waters North Atlantic
Archipelago Faroe Islands
Geographical location 62 ° 14 '54 "  N , 6 ° 33' 27"  W Coordinates: 62 ° 14 '54 "  N , 6 ° 33' 27"  W.
Location of Borðoy
surface 95 km²
Highest elevation Norðanfyri Lokkaskarð
772  m
Residents 4980 (January 1, 2014)
52 inhabitants / km²
main place Klaksvík
Map of Borðoy
Map of Borðoy

Borðoy [ ˈboːɹɔi ] ( Danish spelling : Bordø ) is an island in the Faroe Islands . There Borðoy is the largest of the so-called North Islands .

The islands are administratively divided into the municipalities of Klaksvíkar kommuna and Hvannasunds kommuna . The main town of Klaksvík has 4,601 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2014). On the mountainous island, towered over by 23 peaks, there are also the villages Norðdepil (161 inhabitants), Norðoyri (101 inhabitants), Ánir (60 inhabitants), Árnafjørður (51 inhabitants), Norðtoftir (3 inhabitants), Depil (2 inhabitants) and Múli (1 inhabitant).

The highest peaks on Borðoy are the 772 m high Norðanfyri Lokkaskarð and the 754 m high Lokki , both west of Norðdepil , as well as the 747 m high Omanfyri Klivsdal and the 739 m high Norðanfyri Kvíggjaskarð , both west of the Strait of Hvannasund to Múli, the so-called Múlavegur .

Borðoy was connected to the port of Leirvík on the western neighboring island of Eysturoy by a car ferry until 2006 . Since then, a submarine toll tunnel has connected the two islands. The neighboring island of Viðoy to the east is connected to a road embankment that was opened in 1963. There are two single-lane tunnels that opened in 1965 and 1967, respectively. The northwestern island of Kunoy has been accessible via another road embankment since 1988.

Web links

Commons : Borðoy  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. Fjøll í Føroyum , Umhvørvisstovan, us.fo (in Faroese)