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List of islands of the Faroe Islands
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Islands of the Faroe Islands |
| image_name | Beinisvord, westcoast of suduroy, faroe islands.JPG |
| image_caption | Beinisvørð, Suðuroy |
| map_image | LocationFaroeIslands.png |
| native_name | Føroyar |
| native_name_link | Faroese language |
| location | Norwegian Sea, Atlantic Ocean |
| coordinates | |
| archipelago | Faroe Islands |
| total_islands | 18 |
| major_islands | Streymoy, Eysturoy, Vágar, Suðuroy |
| area_km2 | 1399 |
| highest_mount | Slættaratindur |
| elevation_m | 882 |
| country | Faroe Islands |
| country_largest_city | Tórshavn |
| country_largest_city_population | 12,393 |
| population | 50,235 |
| population_as_of | 7-2017 |
| ethnic_groups | Faroese, |
| Danish |
Danish This is a list of islands of the Faroe Islands. There are 18 islands, of which Lítla Dímun is the only one uninhabited. Besides these 18 islands there are also several islets and skerries in the Faroes.
| Name | Area [km2] | Population (12-2018) | Population density [inhabitants/km2] | Main settlements | Sýsla (District) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Streymoy | 373.5 | 24,276 | 65.0 | Tórshavn and Vestmanna | Streymoy |
| Eysturoy | 286.3 | 11,490 | 40.1 | Fuglafjørður and Runavík | Eysturoy |
| Vágar | 177.6 | 3,271 | 18.4 | Míðvágur and Sørvágur | Vágar |
| Suðuroy | 166.0 | 4,588 | 27.6 | Tvøroyri and Vágur | Suðuroy |
| Sandoy | 112.1 | 1,231 | 11.0 | Sandur | Sandoy |
| Borðoy | 95.0 | 5,261 | 55.4 | Klaksvík | Norðoyar |
| Viðoy | 41.0 | 605 | 14.8 | Viðareiði | Norðoyar |
| Kunoy | 35.5 | 146 | 4.1 | Kunoy | Norðoyar |
| Kalsoy | 30.9 | 76 | 2.5 | Mikladalur and Húsar | Norðoyar |
| Svínoy | 27.4 | 26 | 0.9 | Svínoy | Norðoyar |
| Fugloy | 11.0 | 37 | 3.4 | Kirkja | Norðoyar |
| Nólsoy | 10.3 | 227 | 22.0 | Nólsoy | Streymoy |
| Mykines | 10.3 | 14 | 1.4 | Mykines | Vágar |
| Skúvoy | 10.0 | 33 | 3.3 | Skúvoy | Sandoy |
| Hestur | 6.1 | 20 | 3.3 | Hestur | Streymoy |
| Stóra Dímun | 2.7 | 10 | 3.7 | Dímun | Sandoy |
| Koltur | 2.5 | 1 | 0.4 | Koltur | Streymoy |
| Lítla Dímun | 0.8 | 0 | 0 | – | Suðuroy |
| Total | 1,396 | 51,312 | Ø 36.8 |
References
References
- Statistics Faroe Islands, Faroe Islands in figures 2012, Argir 2012, ISSN 1603-8479, S. 7 (PDF)
- [http://statbank.hagstova.fo/pxweb/en/H2/H2__IB__IB01/fo_vital_md.px/table/tableViewLayout1/?rxid=8f0c8cde-441d-4c24-a4e4-de1a00aa6e48 Επίσημη εκτίμηση]
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