Borðoy
Bordø, Borðey
62°16′N 6°31′W
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.
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62°16′N 6°31′W
Overview
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.
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Also in Útoyggjar
Also in Faroe Islands
Photographs
The dam between Borðoy (right) and Kunoy (left), Faroe Islands. On Kunoy the village of Haraldssund can be seen.
The hamlet of Norðtoftir on the island Borðoy, Faroe Islands. One notices the huge Bakkafrost salmon hatchery. On the other side of the Hvannasund are the islands Viðoy and Svínoy.
Árnafjørður in the rain, seen from the harbour (Borðoy, Faroe Islands). Note the bird in the upper right corner.
Moonrise over Klaksvík (Borðoy, Faroe Islands, Denmark), seen from Hotel Klaksvík.
A view of Depil, a hamlet on the island of Borðoy (Faroe Islands).
In the mountains of the Faroe Islands on the island of Borđoy, near Klaksvík: Háfjall (647 m, left) and Hálgafelli (503 m, right), seen from Hálsur pass.
Scene in Norðdepil, Borðoy, Faroe Islands, looking to the NNW. On the right the mountains on the island Viðoy.
M/F Dúgvan (1985-2006) between Eysturoy and Borðoy - Strandfaraskip Landsins
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Photographs
- Causeway Kunoy. R. Hokwerda / CC BY-SA 3.0
- Faroe Islands, Borðoy, Norðtoftir (2). Vincent van Zeijst / CC BY-SA 3.0
- Faroe Islands, Borðoy, Árnafjørður (1). Vincent van Zeijst / CC BY-SA 3.0
- Faroe Islands, Borðoy, Klaksvík (1). Vincent van Zeijst / CC BY-SA 3.0
- Faroe Islands, Borðoy, Depil. Vincent van Zeijst / CC BY-SA 4.0
- Faroe Islands, Borđoy, Klaksvík, Háfjall (647 m) and Hálgafelli (503 m) seen from Hálsur. Vincent van Zeijst / CC BY-SA 3.0
- Faroe Islands, Borðoy, Klaksvik and Borðoyarvík. Vincent van Zeijst / CC BY-SA 4.0
- Faroe Islands, Borðoy, Norðdepil (1). Vincent van Zeijst / CC BY-SA 3.0
- MF Dúgvan. Erik Christensen / CC BY-SA 3.0