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Island in Faroe Islands, Kingdom of Denmark From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Svínoy (Faroese pronunciation: [ˈsvʊinɪ], Danish: Svinø) is an island in the north-east of the Faroe Islands, to the east of Borðoy and Viðoy. It takes its name from Old Norse, Svíney, meaning "Swine Isle". Svinoy also refers to a section of the ocean where North Atlantic water flows into the Norwegian Sea.[1] There is a similarly named island, Swona, in the Orkney Islands.
Svínoy | |
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Coordinates: 62°16′N 6°22′W | |
State | Kingdom of Denmark |
Constituent country | Faroe Islands |
Area | |
• Total | 27.1 km2 (10.5 sq mi) |
• Rank | 10 |
Highest elevation | 586 m (1,923 ft) |
Population (Nov 2020) | |
• Total | 31 |
• Density | 1.1/km2 (3.0/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (EST) |
Calling code | 298 |
Svínoy like Kalsoy is a comparatively isolated island, in that there are no bridge, tunnel or causeway links to it. There are boat and helicopter connections.
Svínoy is divided into two unequally sized peninsulas. The coast is mostly steep slopes and cliffs, including the 345-metre (1,132 ft) precipice of Eysturhøvdi on the north coast. It has only one settlement, also named Svínoy, where all the inhabitants live.
The coastline of the island has been identified as an Important Bird Area by BirdLife International because of its significance as a breeding site for seabirds, especially European storm petrels (25,000 pairs), Atlantic puffins (10,000 pairs) and black guillemots (100 pairs).[2]
There are seven mountains on Svínoy:
# | Name | Height |
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1. | Havnartindur | 586 m |
2. | Keldufjall | 463 m |
2. | Knúkur, vestari | 463 m |
4. | Knúkur | 460 m |
5. | Múlin | 443 m |
6. | Middagur | 422 m |
7. | Eysturhøvdi | 344 m |
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