Borðoy ( da, Bordø) is an island in the north-east of the
Faroe Islands. Its name means 'headland island'. There are eight settlements:
Klaksvík (the second largest town in the Faroes),
Norðoyri
Norðoyri ( da, Nordøre) is a village in the Faroe Islands on the northern island of Borðoy. It belongs to the municipality of Klaksvík.
Geography
Norðoyri has an elongated settlement character and is sited along the eastern shore of the fj ...
,
Ánir,
Árnafjørður
Árnafjørður ( da, Arnefjord) is a town of the municipality of Klaksvík, on the island of Borðoy, in the Faroe Islands.
Árnafjørður is located at the bottom of a deep inlet, named (H)Árnfjarðarvík, "corner fjord's bay", on the east si ...
,
Strond
Strond is a former village in the north of the town of Klaksvík on the sound of Haraldssund in the Faroe Islands.
It is situated on Borðoy on the causeway connecting Borðoy and Kunoy. Since 1930 no people have lived there. There is a power p ...
,
Norðtoftir,
Depil and
Norðdepil.
History
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.
Important Bird Area
The northern and south-eastern headlands of the island have been identified as an
Important Bird Area
An Important Bird and Biodiversity Area (IBA) is an area identified using an internationally agreed set of criteria as being globally important for the conservation of bird populations.
IBA was developed and sites are identified by BirdLife Int ...
by
BirdLife International
BirdLife International is a global partnership of non-governmental organizations that strives to conserve birds and their habitats. BirdLife International's priorities include preventing extinction of bird species, identifying and safeguarding ...
because of their significance as a breeding site for
seabirds, especially
European storm petrels (250 pairs) and
black guillemot
The black guillemot or tystie (''Cepphus grylle'') is a medium-sized seabird of the Alcidae family, native throughout northern Atlantic coasts and eastern North American coasts. It is resident in much of its range, but large populations from the ...
s (200 pairs).
[BirdLife International. (2012). Important Bird Areas factsheet: Bordoy. Downloaded from on 2012-02-22.]
Mountains
The island has five mountains: Lokki (755 m), Háfjall (647 m), Borðoyarnes (392 m), Depilsknúkur (680 m), and Hálgafelli (503 m).
References
External links
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Personal website with 9 aerial photos of Borðoy
Islands of the Faroe Islands
Important Bird Areas of the Faroe Islands
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