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Group of six islands in the northeast of the Faroe Islands From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The six islands in the northeast of the Faroe Islands are together referred to as Norðoyar, i.e. the Northern Isles (Danish: Norderøerne). These Islands from west to east are Kalsoy, Kunoy, Borðoy, Viðoy, Svínoy and Fugloy. Klaksvík is the biggest settlement of the region. Norðoyar is sometimes spelled Norðoyggjar.
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Norðoyar | |
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Coordinates: 62.282°N 6.543°W | |
State | Kingdom of Denmark |
Constituent country | Faroe Islands |
In the 1946 independence referendum, 67.3% of Norðoyar voters chose independence, the highest proportion out of any Faroese region.[1]
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