Borðoy
| Borðoy | |
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| Island | |
Stamp FR 353 of Postverk Føroya (issued: 25 May 1999; photo: Per á Hædd)
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 Location within the Faroe Islands |
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| Coordinates: 62°14′N 6°33′W / 62.233°N 6.550°WCoordinates: 62°14′N 6°33′W / 62.233°N 6.550°W | |
| State | Kingdom of Denmark |
| Constituent country | Faroe Islands |
| Area | |
| • Total | 96 km2 (37 sq mi) |
| Area rank | 6 |
| Highest elevation | 755 m (2,477 ft) |
| Population (2007) | |
| • Total | 5,002 |
| • Rank | 4 |
| • Density | 52/km2 (130/sq mi) |
| Time zone | GMT (UTC+0) |
| • Summer (DST) | EST (UTC+1) |
| Calling code | 298 |
Borðoy (Danish: Bordø) is an island in the north-east of the Faroe Islands. There are eight settlements: Klaksvík (the second largest town in the Faroes), Norðoyri, Ánir, Árnafjørður, Strond, Norðtoftir, Depil and Norðdepil.
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.
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).
The island has five mountains: Lokki (755 m), Háfjall (647 m), Borðoyarnes (392 m), Depilsknúkur (680 m), Hálgafelli (503 m).
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