Borðoy | |
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 Stamp FR 353 ofPostverk Føroya (issued: 25 May 1999; photo:Per á Hædd) | |
 Location within the Faroe Islands | |
| Coordinates:62°14′N6°33′W / 62.233°N 6.550°W /62.233; -6.550 | |
| State | Kingdom of Denmark |
| Constituent country | Faroe Islands |
| Area | |
• Total | 96 km2 (37 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 6 |
| Highest elevation | 755 m (2,477 ft) |
| Population (12-2021) | |
• Total | 6,314[1] |
| • Rank | 4 |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (EST) |
| Calling code | 298 |
Borðoy (Faroese pronunciation:[ˈbɔɹɔɪ],Danish:Bordø) is an island in the north-east of theFaroe Islands. Its name means 'headland island'.[2] There are eight settlements:Klaksvík (the second largest town in the Faroes),Norðoyri,Ánir,Árnafjørður,Strond,Norðtoftir,Depil andNorðdepil.
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There are also three abandoned settlements: Skálatoftir,Múli andFossá, 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.
The northern and south-eastern headlands of the island have been identified as anImportant Bird Area byBirdLife International because of their significance as a breeding site forseabirds, especiallyEuropean storm petrels (250 pairs) andblack guillemots (200 pairs).[3]
The island has five mountains: Lokki (755 m), Háfjall (647 m), Borðoyarnes (392 m), Depilsknúkur (680 m), and Hálgafelli (503 m).
The dictionary definition ofBorðoy at Wiktionary
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