Borðoy

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Borðoy
Basic Facts
Area	96 km² (rank 6)
Population -  Density	5 002 (rank 4) (2007) 52 persons/km²
Location	62°14′N, 6°33′W

Borðoy is an island in the north-east of the Faroe Islands. There are eight settlements: Klaksvík (the second largest town in the Faroes), Norðoyri, Ánir, Árnafjørður, Strond, Norðtoftir, Depil and Norðdepil. There are also three abandoned settlements: Skálatoftir, Múli and Fossá, all in the north. Múli was one of the remotest settlements in the Faroes - there was no road link until 1989, before which goods had to be brought in via helicopter or boat. The last people left in 1994. A Klaksvík museum bought the Fossá area in 1969 with the plan of turning it into a typical Faroese Medieval village, though the plan never came to fruition.

[edit] Mountains

The island has the following five mountains

Name	Height
Lokki	755m
Háfjall	647m
Borðoyarnes	392m
Depilsknúkur	680m
Hálgafelli	503m

[edit] External links

• Personal website with 9 aerial photos of Borðoy

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