Stóra Dímun

Stóra Dímun
—  Island  —
Map of Stóra Dímun
Location within the Faroe Islands
Coordinates: 61°41′N 6°44′W / 61.683°N 6.733°W / 61.683; -6.733Coordinates: 61°41′N 6°44′W / 61.683°N 6.733°W / 61.683; -6.733
State	Kingdom of Denmark
Constituent country	Faroe Islands
Area
– Total	2.5 km2 (1 sq mi)
Time zone	GMT (UTC+0)
– Summer (DST)	EST (UTC+1)
Calling code	298

Stóra Dímun is an island in the southern Faroe Islands, sometimes only referred to as Dímun. The island is accessible from sea only during periods of clear and calm weather, but regular helicopter service is available twice a week through the whole year.

Before 1920 the ruins of an old church were present, but these are no longer existent. There are two peaks on Stóra Dímun: Høgoyggj (396 m) and Klettarnir (308 m). The island was once home to many families from the 13th century onward, but now only two families of ten people make their home on the island.

The name 'Stóra Dímun' means 'Great Dimun', in contrast to 'Lítla Dímun' or 'Little Dimun'. According to the Faroese placename expert Jakobsen, 'Dimun' may represent a pre-Norse, Celtic placename element, with 'di' representing 'two'.

Cuisine

• Faroese puffin

Gallery

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  Ariel view of Stóra Dímun
  Stamp FO 475 of Postverk Føroya
  Issued: 16 Jan 2004

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  Coast of Stóra Dímun
  Stamp FO 490 of Postverk Føroya
  Issued: 2004

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  The farm on the remote island of Stóra Dímun

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  Puffins (Fratercula arctica) on Stóra Dímun

External links

• Personal website with aerial photos