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    Faroe Islands

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    Útoyggjar

    The Útoyggjar or Outer Islands are the islands in the Outer Periphery of the Faroe Islands.

    Sandur seen from a helicopter.
    Sandur seen from a helicopter.

    kallerna / CC BY-SA 4.0

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    Overview

    The Útoyggjar or Outer Islands are the islands in the Outer Periphery of the Faroe Islands. This includes the following islands: Fugloy, Svínoy, Kalsoy, Mykines, Hestur, Koltur, Skúvoy and Stóra Dímun, which have very poor connections to the rest of the country and cannot always be reached every day, often due to bad weather.

    From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

    Census, cataloged

    • Major islands5
    • Minor islands11
    • Islets40
    • Rocks & skerries110

    Major islands

    5
    • Streymoy

      Streymoy

      Area
      375 km²
      High point
      789 m

      Streymoy (Faroese pronunciation: [ˈstɾeɪ̯mɔɪ̯], Danish: Strømø) is the largest and most populated island of the Faroe Islands. The capital, Tórshavn, is located on its southeast coast. The name means "island of currents".

    • Eysturoy

      Eysturoy

      Area
      287 km²
      High point
      880 m

      Eysturoy (Faroese pronunciation: ['ɛstroi], meaning 'East Island') is a region and the second-largest of the Faroe Islands, both in size and population.

    • Vágar

      Vágar

      Area
      177 km²
      High point
      722 m

      Vágar (Faroese pronunciation: [vɔːaɹ]; Danish: Vågø) is one of the 18 islands in the archipelago of the Faroe Islands and the most westerly of the large islands. With a size of 178 square kilometres (69 square miles), it ranks third in size, behind Streymoy and Eysturoy.

    • Sandoy

      Sandoy

      Area
      111 km²
      High point
      479 m

      Sandoy (lit. "Sand Island" in Faroese) is the first of the five southern islands that make up the Faroe chain, the fifth largest of all the Faroe Islands, an autonomous region of the Kingdom of Denmark. It also refers to the region that includes this island along with Skúvoy and Stóra Dímun.

    • Borðoy

      Borðoy

      Area
      95.1 km²
      High point
      772 m

      Borðoy (Faroese pronunciation: [ˈbɔɹɔɪ], Danish: 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, Ánir, Árnafjørður, Strond, Norðtoftir, Depil and Norðdepil.

    Minor islands

    11

    • Viðoy

      Area
      40.8 km²
      High point
      841 m

    • Kunoy

      Area
      35.4 km²
      High point
      830 m

    • Kalsoy

      Area
      30.5 km²
      High point
      788 m

    • Svínoy

      Area
      27.3 km²
      High point
      586 m

    • Fugloy

      Area
      11 km²
      High point
      621 m

    • Skúvoy

      Area
      10.2 km²
      High point
      392 m

    • Mykines

      Area
      9.7 km²
      High point
      560 m

    • Hestur

      Area
      5.9 km²
      High point
      421 m

    • Stóra Dímun

      Area
      2.7 km²
      High point
      396 m

    • Koltur

      Area
      2.3 km²
      High point
      477 m

    • Tindhólmur

      Area
      0.61 km²
      High point
      186 m

    Islets

    40
    • Gáshólmur49 m · 0.09 km²
    • Unnamed island20 m · 0.01 km²
    • Unnamed island22 m · 0.01 km²
    • Unnamed island4 m · 1 ha
    • Unnamed island3 m · 0.7 ha
    • Unnamed island37 m · 0.6 ha
    • Unnamed island23 m · 0.5 ha
    • Unnamed island19 m · 0.4 ha
    • Unnamed island19 m · 0.4 ha
    • Unnamed island21 m · 0.4 ha
    • Unnamed island16 m · 0.4 ha
    • Skerhólmur1 m · 0.3 ha

    Rocks & skerries

    110
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    Figures

    Comparative heights

    Sea level500 m1,000 m880 mEysturoy841 mViðoy830 mKunoy789 mStreymoy788 mKalsoy772 mBorðoy722 mVágar621 mFugloy586 mSvínoy560 mMykines479 mSandoy477 mKoltur421 mHestur396 mStóra Dímun
    High points by island, metres above sea level.

    Islands by area

    0.0000010.000010.00010.0010.010.11101001,000Streymoy: 375 km²StreymoyEysturoy: 287 km²EysturoyVágar: 177 km²VágarSandoy: 111 km²SandoyBorðoy: 95.1 km²BorðoyViðoy: 40.8 km²ViðoyKunoy: 35.4 km²KunoyKalsoy: 30.5 km²KalsoySvínoy: 27.3 km²SvínoyFugloy: 11 km²FugloySkúvoy: 10.2 km²SkúvoyMykines: 9.7 km²MykinesHestur: 5.9 km²HesturStóra Dímun: 2.7 km²Stóra DímunKoltur: 2.3 km²KolturTindhólmur: 0.61 km²TindhólmurGáshólmur: 0.09 km²GáshólmurUnnamed island: 0.01 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.01 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.7 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.6 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.5 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.4 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.4 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.4 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.4 haUnnamed islandSkerhólmur: 0.3 haSkerhólmurUnnamed island: 0.3 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.3 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.3 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.3 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.3 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.3 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.2 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.2 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.2 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.2 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.2 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.2 haUnnamed island
    km², log scale
    Streymoy375 km²
    Eysturoy287 km²
    Vágar177 km²
    Sandoy111 km²
    Borðoy95.1 km²
    Viðoy40.8 km²
    Kunoy35.4 km²
    Kalsoy30.5 km²
    Svínoy27.3 km²
    Fugloy11 km²
    Skúvoy10.2 km²
    Mykines9.7 km²
    Hestur5.9 km²
    Stóra Dímun2.7 km²
    Koltur2.3 km²
    Tindhólmur0.61 km²
    Gáshólmur0.09 km²
    Unnamed island0.01 km²
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    Skerhólmur0.3 ha
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    Overlapping groups

    Sources

    Facts

    • Geometry, areas and high points: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Copernicus GLO-30, via Talus.
    • Wikidata
    • Wikipedia

    Photographs