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Borðoy
Sign in to saveBorðoy (, ) 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, Ánir, Árnafjørður, Strond, Norðtoftir, Depil and Norðdepil.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Borðoy
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Island
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Faroe stamp 353 bordoy.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Stamp FR 353 of Postverk Føroya (issued: 25 May 1999; photo: Per á Hædd)
- Settlement.image_map
- Position of Bordoy on Faroe map.png
- Settlement.map_caption
- Location within the Faroe Islands
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Kingdom of Denmark
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Constituent country
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Faroe Islands
- Settlement.seat_type
- Municipality seat
- Settlement.unit_pref
- Metric
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 96
- Settlement.area_rank
- 6
- Settlement.elevation_max_m
- 755
- Settlement.population_total
- 6314
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 12-2021
- Settlement.population_rank
- 4
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- Important Bird Area
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Borðoy (, ) 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, Ánir, Árnafjørður, Strond, Norðtoftir, Depil and Norðdepil.
==History== thumb|left|240px|Háfjall (647 m, left) and Hálgafelli (503 m, right) on the island of Borđoy. 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.