Borðoy is an island in the north-east of the Faroe Islands

Faroe Islands

The Faroe Islands are an island group situated between the Norwegian Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, approximately halfway between Scotland and Iceland. The Faroe Islands are a self-governing territory within the Kingdom of Denmark, along with Denmark proper and Greenland...

. There are eight settlements: Klaksvík

Klaksvík

Klaksvík is the second largest town of the Faroe Islands.The town is located on Borðoy, which is one of the northernmost islands ....

 (the second largest town in the Faroes), Norðoyri

Norðoyri

Norðoyri is a village in the Faroe Islands on the northern island of Borðoy. It belongs to the municipality of Klaksvík. Norðoyri has an elongated settlement character and is sited along the eastern shore of the fjord Borðoyarvík that opens up in a SE direction. The lengthy 'infield' lines the shore...

, Ánir

Ánir

Ánir , also Ánirnar is a village in the Faroe Islands on the northern island of Borðoy. In 2007 it had a population of 18- General :...

, Árnafjørður

Árnafjørður

Árnafjørður is a town of the municipality of Klaksvík, on the island of Borðoy, in the Faroe Islands.Árnafjørður is located at the bottom of a deep inlet, named Árnfjarðarvík, "corner fjord's bay", on the east side of Borðoy. In 1875, an abandoned Norwegian vessel loaded with large amounts of...

, Strond

Strond

Strond is a small village in the north of the town Klaksvík at the sound of Haraldssund in the Faroe Islands. It is situated on Borðoy at the dam combining Borðoy and Kunoy....

, Norðtoftir

Norðtoftir

Norðtoftir is a village on the Faroese island of Borðoy in the Hvannasund municipality. The 2007 population was 6. Its postal code is FO 736....

, Depil

Depil

Depil is a village in the Faroe Islands.*Population: 2*Location: *Postal code : FO 735*Municipality: HvannasundsDepil is located on the east side of Borðoy between Norðdepil and Norðtoftir.The village has only two inhabitants....

 and Norðdepil

Norðdepil

Norðdepil is a town on the island of Borðoy in the Norðoyar Region of the Faroes.*Population: 169 *Postal Code: FO-730*Municipality: Hvannasunds kommuna...

. There are also three abandoned settlements: Skálatoftir, Múli

Múli

Múli is a town on the Island of Borðoy in the Norðoyar Region of the Faroes.*Population: 4 *Postal Code: FO-737*Municipality: Hvannasunds kommuna...

 and Fossá

Fossa

Fossa may refer to:*Fossa dei Leoni, an Italian football supporters association of Milan*La Fossa, an Italian rap group*Formaggio di fossa, a sheep's milk cheese from Sogliano al Rubicone, Italy*Cacio di Fossa, a hard, sharp sheep's milk Italian cheese...

, 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.

Mountains

The island has the following five mountains

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

External links

• Personal website with 9 aerial photos of Borðoy