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Viðoy
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Viðoy (, ) is the northernmost 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.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Viðoy is referenced by 93 other articles, and connects out to Europe, Norway and North America.
The entry is geolocated on the map, across 3 mapped points.
It is catalogued under topics including Commons link is on Wikidata, Important Bird Areas of the Faroe Islands and Islands of the Faroe Islands.
Its subject is documented across 41 Wikipedia language editions.
Key facts
- Settlement.timezone1_DST
- EST
- Settlement.name
- Viðoy
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Island
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Faroe stamp 349 vidoy.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Stamp FR 349 of Postverk Føroya (issued: 25 May 1999; photo: Per á Hædd)
- Settlement.image_map
- Position of Vidoy on Faroe map.png
- Settlement.map_caption
- Location within the Faroe Islands
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Kingdom of Denmark
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Constituent country
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Faroe Islands
- Settlement.seat_type
- Municipality seat
- Settlement.seat
- Viðareiði
- Settlement.unit_pref
- Metric
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 41
- Settlement.area_rank
- 7
- Settlement.elevation_max_m
- 841
- Settlement.population_total
- 605
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- island
- Part of
- Faroe Islands
- Country
- Faroe Islands
- Located in
- Viðareiðis Municipality
- Population
- 597
- Area
- 41.0
- Elevation
- 841
- Time zone
- UTC±00:00
- Body of water
- Atlantic Ocean
- Highest point
- Villingadalsfjall
- Image
- Faroe stamp 349 vidoy.jpg
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- native label
- Viðoy
- Commons category
- Viðoy
- Commons gallery
- Viðoy
- topic's main category
- Category:Viðoy
- located in/on physical feature
- Faroe Islands
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Encyclopedic overview
6 sectionsContents
- Geography
- Important bird area
- Mountains
- See also
- References
- External links
Viðoy (, ) is the northernmost 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.
== 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 from Hvannasund to Norðdepil on Borðoy, and a bus service from Klaksvík runs across the causeway to the island.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Viðoy” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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On the map
3 mapped locations