List of Faroese Islands and Holme
Islands
The 18 islands of the Faroe Islands are listed in the table according to their land area. The population figures are dated January 1, 2012.
| Surname | Area in km² | Residents | Ew./km² | Main town (s) | Syssel (region) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Streymoy | 373.5 | 22,450 | 60.1 | Tórshavn and Vestmanna | Streymoy |
| Eysturoy | 286.3 | 10,726 | 37.5 | Fuglafjørður and Runavík | Eysturoy |
| Vágar | 177.6 | 3,064 | 17.3 | Míðvágur and Sørvágur | Vágar |
| Suðuroy | 166.0 | 4,680 | 28.2 | Tvøroyri and Vágur | Suðuroy |
| Sandoy | 112.1 | 1,283 | 11.4 | Sandur | Sandoy |
| Borðoy | 95.0 | 4,940 | 52.0 | Klaksvík | Norðoyar |
| Viðoy | 41.0 | 596 | 14.5 | Viðareiði | Norðoyar |
| Kunoy | 35.5 | 129 | 3.6 | Kunoy (place) | Norðoyar |
| Kalsoy | 30.9 | 94 | 3.0 | Mikladalur and Húsar | Norðoyar |
| Svínoy | 27.4 | 32 | 1.3 | Svínoy | Norðoyar |
| Fugloy | 11.0 | 38 | 3.5 | Kirkja | Norðoyar |
| Nólsoy | 10.3 | 235 | 22.8 | Nólsoy | Streymoy |
| Mykines | 10.3 | 14th | 1.4 | Mykines | Vágar |
| Skúvoy | 10.0 | 36 | 3.2 | Skúvoy | Sandoy |
| Hestur | 6.1 | 25th | 4.1 | Hestur | Streymoy |
| Stóra Dímun | 2.7 | 8th | 3.0 | Dímun | Sandoy |
| Koltur | 2.5 | 1 | 0.4 | Koltur | Streymoy |
| Lítla Dímun | 0.8 | 0 | 0.0 | - | Suðuroy |
| Together | 1,396 | 48,351 | Ø 34.6 |
Holme and archipelago
The 11 spars of the Faroe Islands are not among the 18 islands of the Faroe Islands due to their small size. Freestanding cliffs such as Risin and Kellingin are not part of the Holmen, but rather part of the Faroe Islands' 750 archipelago .
The two largest spars, Tindhólmur and Mykineshólmur , are also the two best known: The Tindhólmur because of its bizarre shape; and Mykineshólmur for its general accessibility for tourists to observe the Faroese bird life , which is particularly rich here. The pedestrian bridge there was originally built because of the lighthouse there.
From the Ice Age formed: the island of Vagar with the Fjord of Sørvágur in the foreground, the at the end Cliff Dranganir (horizon middle), and right next to the spar Tindhólmur . Painting by Zacharias Heinesen 2000
| Surname | Size in ha | location |
|---|---|---|
| Tindhólmur | 65.0 | west of Vágar |
| Mykineshólmur | 45.0 | west of Mykines |
| Trøllhøvdi | 19.0 | northwest of Sandoy |
| Gáshólmur | 10.0 | west of Tindhólmur |
| Tjaldavíkshólmur | 7.5 | East coast of Suðuroy |
| Sumbiarhólmur | 7.0 | West coast of Suðuroy |
| Lopranshólmur | 3.4 | West coast of Suðuroy |
| Kirkjubøhólmur | 2.0 | West coast of Streymoy |
| Hovshólmur | 1.7 | East coast of Suðuroy |
| Hoyvíkshólmur | 0.8 | East coast of Streymoy |
| Baglhólmur | 0.8 | east of Víkarbyrgi , Suðuroy |
See also
- List of municipalities in the Faroe Islands
- List of cities and towns in the Faroe Islands
- List of mountains in the Faroe Islands
Individual evidence
- ↑ Statistics Faroe Islands, Faroe Islands in figures 2012, Argir 2012, ISSN 1603-8479 , p. 7 ( PDF ( Memento of the original dated August 5, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this note. ); In the publication, the numbers for Svínoy (there: 36) and Skúvoy (there: 32), which otherwise do not match the sums of the Syslur, are obviously reversed
