Svínoy
Sign in to saveSvínoy (, ) 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. There is a similarly named island, Swona, in the Orkney Islands.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Svínoy
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Island
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Faroe stamp 350 svinoy.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Stamp FR 350 of Postverk Føroya (issued: 25 May 1999; photo: Per á Hædd)
- Settlement.image_map
- Position of Svinoy 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
- 27.1
- Settlement.area_rank
- 10
- Settlement.elevation_max_m
- 586
- Settlement.population_total
- 31
- Settlement.population_as_of
- Nov 2020
- Settlement.population_density_km2
- auto
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Svínoy (, ) 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. There is a similarly named island, Swona, in the Orkney Islands.
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.