Mykineshólmur

Mykineshólmur
Seal colony on a rock in front of Mykinesholmur
Waters	Atlantic Ocean
Archipelago	Faroe Islands
Geographical location	62 ° 6 ′ 1 "  N , 7 ° 40 ′ 50"  W Coordinates: 62 ° 6 ′ 1 "  N , 7 ° 40 ′ 50"  W
length	1.27 km
width	390 m
surface	45 ha
Residents	uninhabited
Map of Mykines, left Mykineshólmur

The Mykineshólmur (often also Mykinesholm ) is one of the eleven Faroese Holms of the Faroe Islands with its 45 hectares . The spar is as westlichster outpost of the archipelago by only a few meters wide Hólmgjógv separated off the island of Mykines . The Hólmgjógv is spanned by the Atlantic Bridge , a pedestrian bridge.

There is a lighthouse near the western tip of Mykinesholm and a large seal colony on the cliff . There are also around 2,500 breeding pairs of the northern gannet , which with its 180 centimeter wingspan is one of the largest bird species in the Faroe Islands.