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Skúvoy Skúgvoy Skuø (Danish) | |
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 Skúvoy, as seen from Sandoy | |
 Location within the Faroe Islands | |
| Coordinates:61°46′N6°49′W / 61.767°N 6.817°W /61.767; -6.817 | |
| State |  Kingdom of Denmark |
| Constituent country |  Faroe Islands |
| Area | |
• Total | 10 km2 (3.9 sq mi) |
| Population (7 January 2020[1]) | |
• Total | 40 |
| • Density | 4.0/km2 (10/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (WEST) |
| Calling code | 298 |
| Designations | |
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| Official name | Skuvoy |
| Designated | 31 May 2012 |
| Reference no. | 2053[2] |
Skúvoy (Faroese pronunciation:[ˈskʉuːwɪ]) orSkúgvoy (Faroese pronunciation:[ˈskɪkvɪ];Danish:Skuø) is an island in the centralFaroe Islands, located to the south ofSandoy.
It is named after the large number ofgreat skua present on the island (who have a habit of attacking intruders). There is only one settlement on the island:Skúvoy on the east coast. There are two mountains:Knúkur (392 m) andHeyggjurin Mikli (391 m).
TheBlack Death in the 14th century killed all the inhabitants except one woman; her cottage can still be seen.Skúvoy was also the home ofSigmundur Brestisson, the hero of theFæreyinga saga (Saga of the Faroese).
There are 300–400 m cliffs along the west coast, which are home to manyguillemots. Egg harvesting takes place in early June, though this occurs in the first week only so as to allow the guillemots to lay again. The island has been identified as anImportant Bird Area byBirdLife International because of its significance as a breeding site forseabirds, especiallynorthern fulmars (50,000 pairs),Manx shearwaters (10,000 pairs),European storm petrels (20,000 pairs),great skuas (25 pairs),Atlantic puffins (40,000 pairs),common guillemots (135,000 pairs) andblack guillemots (150 pairs), as well as 40 breeding pairs ofEurasian whimbrels.[3]
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