Viðoy
Geography
The island has two settlements: Hvannasund on the south-west coast and Viðareiði 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 Norðdepil on Borðoy, and a bus service from Klaksvík runs across the causeway to the island.
Important bird area
The island's northern and eastern coast has been identified as an Important Bird Area by BirdLife International because of its significance as a breeding site for seabirds, especially European storm petrels (500 pairs), black-legged kittiwakes (5300 pairs), Atlantic puffins (25,000 pairs), common guillemots (6700 individuals) and black guillemots (200 pairs).
Mountains
Rank | Name | Height (m) |
---|---|---|
3 | Villingadalsfjall | 841 |
24 | Nakkurin (norðari) | 754 |
29 | Malinsfjall | 750 |
52 | Filthatturin | 688 |
53 | Oyggjarskoratindur | 687 |
67 | Enni | 651 |
84 | Sneis | 634 |
116 | Tunnafjall | 593 |
147 | Talvborð | 557 |
174 | Mølin | 511 |
192 | Nakkurin | 481 |
Viðoy has eleven mountains, of which Villingadalsfjall is the northernmost peak in the Faroes. The north coast also has the Enniberg cliff, which at 750 m is the second-highest sea-cliff in Europe (after Hornelen, in Norway). The mountains are shown with their overall rank in the Faroe Islands.
See also
List of mountains of the Faroe Islands
References
- ^ Statistical Database
- ^ Swaney, Deanna. Iceland, Greenland & the Faroe Islands (3rd ed.). Lonely Planet Publications. ISBN 0-86442-453-1.
- ^ BirdLife International. (2012). Important Bird Areas factsheet: Vidoy.
External links
- Media related to Viðoy at Wikimedia Commons
- The dictionary definition of Viðoy at Wiktionary
- Personal website with 6 aerial photos of Viðoy