Knowledge

Viðoy

Source 📝

60: 777: 40: 617: 605: 298:
on the north-west coast, the northernmost settlement in the Faroes. A road along the west coast of the island connects the two. The island is connected by a road causeway from Hvannasund to
657: 801: 39: 650: 59: 532: 796: 643: 666: 30: 575: 73: 776: 508:
Viðoy has eleven mountains, of which Villingadalsfjall is the northernmost peak in the Faroes. The north coast also has the
567: 105: 721: 331: 319: 421: 382: 327: 217: 206: 315: 196: 408: 395: 110: 458: 45: 741: 716: 571: 497: 471: 339: 484: 445: 49: 343: 335: 247: 295: 130: 616: 790: 670: 279: 255: 120: 609: 550: 299: 621: 303: 635: 751: 629: 291: 88: 75: 271: 187: 756: 736: 726: 681: 270:
despite the fact that no trees grow on the island; the name relates to the
259: 604: 761: 746: 686: 524:). The mountains are shown with their overall rank in the Faroe Islands. 517: 509: 263: 242: 323: 275: 590:
BirdLife International. (2012). Important Bird Areas factsheet: Vidoy.
731: 706: 701: 696: 691: 521: 513: 213: 192: 711: 314:
The island's northern and eastern coast has been identified as an
639: 512:
cliff, which at 750 m is the second-highest sea-cliff in
322:because of its significance as a breeding site for 224: 203: 186: 178: 170: 165: 157: 149: 141: 136: 126: 116: 104: 21: 651: 8: 16:Island in Faroe Islands, Kingdom of Denmark 658: 644: 636: 564:Iceland, Greenland & the Faroe Islands 18: 802:Important Bird Areas of the Faroe Islands 353: 306:runs across the causeway to the island. 543: 223: 185: 164: 156: 135: 125: 103: 68: 56: 36: 533:List of mountains of the Faroe Islands 241: 202: 177: 169: 148: 140: 115: 7: 254:) is the northernmost island in the 302:on Borðoy, and a bus service from 14: 64:Location within the Faroe Islands 775: 615: 603: 290:The island has two settlements: 58: 38: 145:41 km (16 sq mi) 1: 632:with 6 aerial photos of Viðoy 620:The dictionary definition of 48:(issued: 25 May 1999; photo: 797:Islands of the Faroe Islands 294:on the south-west coast and 262:to which it is linked via a 818: 568:Lonely Planet Publications 161:841 m (2,759 ft) 773: 677: 69: 57: 37: 28: 342:(6700 individuals) and 332:black-legged kittiwakes 328:European storm petrels 320:BirdLife International 251: 239:Faroese pronunciation: 158:Highest elevation 205: • Summer ( 612:at Wikimedia Commons 551:Statistical Database 274:that floats in from 316:Important Bird Area 310:Important bird area 117:Constituent country 85: /  422:Oyggjarskoratindur 383:Nakkurin (norðari) 371:Villingadalsfjall 258:, located east of 171: • Total 142: • Total 111:Kingdom of Denmark 784: 783: 608:Media related to 506: 505: 340:common guillemots 266:. The name means 243:[ˈviːjɔɪ] 232: 231: 179: • Rank 150: • Rank 127:Municipality seat 809: 779: 660: 653: 646: 637: 630:Personal website 619: 607: 591: 588: 582: 581: 566:(3rd ed.). 562:Swaney, Deanna. 559: 553: 548: 354: 344:black guillemots 338:(25,000 pairs), 336:Atlantic puffins 245: 240: 210: 100: 99: 97: 96: 95: 90: 89:62.333°N 6.517°W 86: 83: 82: 81: 78: 62: 44:Stamp FR 349 of 42: 19: 817: 816: 812: 811: 810: 808: 807: 806: 787: 786: 785: 780: 771: 673: 664: 600: 595: 594: 589: 585: 578: 561: 560: 556: 549: 545: 540: 530: 352: 312: 288: 238: 204: 93: 91: 87: 84: 79: 76: 74: 72: 71: 65: 53: 46:Postverk Føroya 33: 24: 17: 12: 11: 5: 815: 813: 805: 804: 799: 789: 788: 782: 781: 774: 772: 770: 769: 764: 759: 754: 749: 744: 739: 734: 729: 724: 719: 714: 709: 704: 699: 694: 689: 684: 678: 675: 674: 665: 663: 662: 655: 648: 640: 634: 633: 627: 613: 599: 598:External links 596: 593: 592: 583: 576: 554: 542: 541: 539: 536: 529: 526: 504: 503: 500: 495: 491: 490: 487: 482: 478: 477: 474: 469: 465: 464: 461: 456: 452: 451: 448: 443: 439: 438: 435: 432: 428: 427: 424: 419: 415: 414: 411: 406: 402: 401: 398: 393: 389: 388: 385: 380: 376: 375: 372: 369: 365: 364: 361: 358: 351: 348: 334:(5300 pairs), 311: 308: 287: 284: 230: 229: 226: 222: 221: 211: 201: 200: 190: 184: 183: 180: 176: 175: 172: 168: 167: 163: 162: 159: 155: 154: 151: 147: 146: 143: 139: 138: 134: 133: 128: 124: 123: 118: 114: 113: 108: 102: 101: 94:62.333; -6.517 67: 66: 63: 55: 54: 43: 35: 34: 29: 26: 25: 22: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 814: 803: 800: 798: 795: 794: 792: 778: 768: 765: 763: 760: 758: 755: 753: 750: 748: 745: 743: 740: 738: 735: 733: 730: 728: 725: 723: 720: 718: 715: 713: 710: 708: 705: 703: 700: 698: 695: 693: 690: 688: 685: 683: 680: 679: 676: 672: 671:Faroe Islands 668: 661: 656: 654: 649: 647: 642: 641: 638: 631: 628: 626:at Wiktionary 625: 624: 618: 614: 611: 606: 602: 601: 597: 587: 584: 579: 577:0-86442-453-1 573: 569: 565: 558: 555: 552: 547: 544: 537: 535: 534: 527: 525: 523: 519: 515: 511: 501: 499: 496: 493: 492: 488: 486: 483: 480: 479: 475: 473: 470: 467: 466: 462: 460: 457: 454: 453: 449: 447: 444: 441: 440: 436: 433: 430: 429: 425: 423: 420: 417: 416: 412: 410: 407: 404: 403: 399: 397: 394: 391: 390: 386: 384: 381: 378: 377: 373: 370: 367: 366: 362: 359: 356: 355: 349: 347: 346:(200 pairs). 345: 341: 337: 333: 330:(500 pairs), 329: 326:, especially 325: 321: 317: 309: 307: 305: 301: 297: 293: 285: 283: 281: 280:North America 277: 273: 269: 265: 261: 257: 256:Faroe Islands 253: 249: 244: 236: 227: 219: 215: 212: 208: 198: 194: 191: 189: 181: 173: 160: 152: 144: 132: 129: 122: 121:Faroe Islands 119: 112: 109: 107: 98: 70:Coordinates: 61: 51: 47: 41: 32: 27: 20: 766: 622: 586: 563: 557: 546: 531: 507: 409:Filthatturin 313: 289: 268:wood island, 267: 234: 233: 225:Calling code 742:Stóra Dímun 717:Lítla Dímun 396:Malinsfjall 363:Height (m) 92: / 791:Categories 538:References 459:Tunnafjall 292:Hvannasund 166:Population 50:Per á Hædd 350:Mountains 300:Norðdepil 296:Viðareiði 286:Geography 272:driftwood 188:Time zone 131:Viðareiði 747:Streymoy 687:Eysturoy 528:See also 518:Hornelen 510:Enniberg 498:Nakkurin 472:Talvborð 324:seabirds 304:Klaksvík 264:causeway 752:Suðuroy 722:Mykines 669:of the 667:Islands 516:(after 276:Siberia 77:62°20′N 757:Svínoy 737:Skúvoy 732:Sandoy 727:Nólsoy 707:Koltur 702:Kalsoy 697:Hestur 692:Fugloy 682:Borðoy 574:  522:Norway 514:Europe 260:Borðoy 252:Viderø 248:Danish 80:6°31′W 31:Island 767:Viðoy 762:Vágar 712:Kunoy 623:Viðoy 610:Viðoy 520:, in 485:Mølin 446:Sneis 434:Enni 360:Name 357:Rank 235:Viðoy 214:UTC+1 193:UTC+0 106:State 23:Viðoy 572:ISBN 502:481 494:192 489:511 481:174 476:557 468:147 463:593 455:116 450:634 437:651 426:687 413:688 400:750 387:754 374:841 278:and 137:Area 442:84 431:67 418:53 405:52 392:29 379:24 318:by 228:298 218:EST 207:DST 197:GMT 174:605 793:: 570:. 368:3 282:. 250:: 246:, 659:e 652:t 645:v 580:. 237:( 220:) 216:( 209:) 199:) 195:( 182:7 153:7 52:)

Index

Island
Stamp FR 349 of Postverk Føroya (issued: 25 May 1999; photo: Per á Hædd)
Postverk Føroya
Per á Hædd
Location within the Faroe Islands
62°20′N 6°31′W / 62.333°N 6.517°W / 62.333; -6.517
State
Kingdom of Denmark
Faroe Islands
Viðareiði
Time zone
UTC+0
GMT
DST
UTC+1
EST
[ˈviːjɔɪ]
Danish
Faroe Islands
Borðoy
causeway
driftwood
Siberia
North America
Hvannasund
Viðareiði
Norðdepil
Klaksvík
Important Bird Area
BirdLife International

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.