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    Suðuroy

    Suderø, Suðurey

    61°31′N 6°49′W

    Suðuroy is the southernmost of the Faroe Islands. The island covers 163.7 square kilometres (63.2 sq mi). In 2018 the population was 4,601. Suðuroy region (sýsla) comprises this island and Lítla Dímun, the next isle northward in the Faroes, which is uninhabited.

    Fámjin is a village, located in the middle of the coastline on the western side of Suðuroy, the southernmost island in Faroe Islands.
    Fámjin is a village, located in the middle of the coastline on the western side of Suðuroy, the southernmost island in Faroe Islands.

    Erik Christensen / CC BY-SA 3.0

    Terrain

    61°31′N 6°49′W

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    Overview

    Suðuroy is the southernmost of the Faroe Islands. The island covers 163.7 square kilometres (63.2 sq mi). In 2018 the population was 4,601. Suðuroy region (sýsla) comprises this island and Lítla Dímun, the next isle northward in the Faroes, which is uninhabited.

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    Nearest islands

    Also in Faroe Islands

    • Streymoy

      375 km²▲ 789 m

      Major islands

    • Eysturoy

      287 km²▲ 880 m

      Major islands

    • Vágar

      177 km²▲ 722 m

      Major islands

    • Sandoy

      111 km²▲ 479 m

      Major islands

    • Borðoy

      95.1 km²▲ 772 m

      Major islands

    • Viðoy

      40.8 km²▲ 841 m

      Minor islands

    • Kunoy

      35.4 km²▲ 830 m

      Minor islands

    • Kalsoy

      30.5 km²▲ 788 m

      Minor islands

    Sources

    Facts

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

    Photographs