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Borðoy (Шаблон:IPA-fo, Шаблон:Lang-da) is an island in the north-east of the Faroe Islands. Its name means 'headland island'.[1] There are eight settlements: Klaksvík (the second largest town in the Faroes), Norðoyri, Ánir, Árnafjørður, Strond, Norðtoftir, Depil and Norðdepil.

History

Файл:Faroe Islands, Borđoy, Klaksvík, Háfjall (647 m) and Hálgafelli (503 m) seen from Hálsur.jpg
Háfjall (647 m, left) and Hálgafelli (503 m, right) on the island of Borđoy.

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).[2]

Mountains

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

References

Шаблон:Reflist

External links

Шаблон:Islands of the Faroe Islands

Шаблон:Faroes-geo-stub

  1. en.m.wiktionary.org
  2. BirdLife International. (2012). Important Bird Areas factsheet: Bordoy. Downloaded from Шаблон:Cite web on 2012-02-22.