Viðoy

Island of the Faroe Islands
name = Viðoy

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municipality = Viðareiði
area = 41
area_rank = 7
population = 617
population_rank = 7
population_year = 2002
population_density = 15
location = coord|62|20|N|6|31|W||

Viðoy is the northern-most island in the Faroe Islands, located east of Borðoy to which it is linked via a causeway. The name means "wood island," despite the fact that no trees grow on the island: the name relates to the driftwood that floats in from Siberia and North America.

* Number of summits: 11

Geography

The island has two settlements: Hvannasund on the south-west coast and Viðareiði on the north-west coast, the northernmost settlement in the Faroes. A road along the west coast of the island connects the two. The island is connected by a road causeway to Norðdepil on Borðoy and a bus service from Klaksvík runs across the causeway to the island.cite book | last = Swaney | first Deanna | title = Iceland, Greenland & the Faroe Islands | publisher = Lonely Planet Publications | edition = 3rd edition | origyear = 1991 | origmonth = February | year = 1997 | month = June | date = 1999 | id = ISBN 0864424531]

Viðoy has eleven mountains of which Villingadalsfjall is the northern-most peak in the Faroes. The north coast also has the Enniberg cliff, which at 750 m is the highest sea-cliff in Europe.

Mountains

The island has eleven mountains, shown with their overall rank in the Faroe Islands:List of mountains of the Faroe Islands]

References

External links

* [http://heima.olivant.fo/%7Eanfinn/vidoy.htm Personal website] with 6 aerial photos of Viðoy