Svínoy | |
Settlement Type: | Island |
Coordinates: | 62.2667°N -28°W |
Subdivision Type: | State |
Subdivision Name: | Kingdom of Denmark |
Subdivision Type1: | Constituent country |
Subdivision Name1: | Faroe Islands |
Seat Type: | Municipality seat |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 27.1 |
Area Rank: | 10 |
Elevation Max M: | 586 |
Population Total: | 31 |
Population As Of: | Nov 2020 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | GMT |
Utc Offset1: | +0 |
Timezone1 Dst: | EST |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +1 |
Area Code Type: | Calling code |
Area Code: | 298 |
Svínoy (in Faroese pronounced as /ˈsvʊinɪ/, Danish: Svinø) is an island in the north-east of the Faroe Islands, to the east of Borðoy and Viðoy. It takes its name from Old Norse, Svíney, meaning "Swine Isle". Svinoy also refers to a section of the ocean where North Atlantic water flows into the Norwegian Sea.[1] There is a similarly named island, Swona, in the Orkney Islands.
Svínoy like Kalsoy is a comparatively isolated island, in that there are no bridge, tunnel or causeway links to it. There are boat and helicopter connections.
Svínoy is divided into two unequally sized peninsulas. The coast is mostly steep slopes and cliffs, including the 345adj=midNaNadj=mid precipice of Eysturhøvdi on the north coast. It has only one settlement, also named Svínoy, where all the inhabitants live.
The coastline of the island has been identified as an Important Bird Area by BirdLife International because of its significance as a breeding site for seabirds, especially European storm petrels (25,000 pairs), Atlantic puffins (10,000 pairs) and black guillemots (100 pairs).[2]
There are seven mountains on Svínoy:
Name | Height | ||
---|---|---|---|
1. | Havnartindur | 586 m | |
2. | Keldufjall | 463 m | |
2. | Knúkur, vestari | 463 m | |
4. | Knúkur | 460 m | |
5. | Múlin | 443 m | |
6. | Middagur | 422 m | |
7. | Eysturhøvdi | 344 m |