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.
Important bird area The island's northern and eastern coast 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 (500 pairs), black-legged kittiwakes (5300 pairs), Atlantic puffins (25,000 pairs), common guillemots (6700 individuals) and black guillemots (200 pairs).BirdLife International. (2012). Important Bird Areas factsheet: Vidoy.
Mountains Rank Name Height (m) 3 Villingadalsfjall 841 24 Nakkurin (norðari) 754 29 Malinsfjall 750 52 Filthatturin 688 53 Oyggjarskoratindur 687 67 Enni 651 84 Sneis 634 116 Tunnafjall 593 147 Talvborð 557 174 Mølin 511 192 Nakkurin 481 Viðoy has eleven mountains, of which Villingadalsfjall is the northernmost peak in the Faroes. The north coast also has the Enniberg cliff, which at 750 m is the second-highest sea-cliff in Europe (after Hornelen, in Norway). The mountains are shown with their overall rank in the Faroe Islands.
See also List of mountains of the Faroe Islands
References
External links
Personal website with 6 aerial photos of Viðoy