Lítla Dímun is a small island between the islands of
SuðuroySuðuroy is the southernmost of the Faroe Islands. The island covers 163.7 km². In 2004 there were 5041 inhabitants, but there has been a gradual decline in the population numbers ever since the 1950s....
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Stóra DímunStóra Dímun is an island in the southern Faroe Islands, sometimes only referred to as Dímun. The island is accessible from sea only during periods of clear and calm weather, but regular helicopter service is available twice a week through the whole year....
in the
Faroe IslandsThe Faroe Islands, sometimes Faeroe Islands, Faroe, or Faeroes are an island group situated between the Norwegian Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, approximately halfway between Scotland and Iceland...
. It is the smallest of the main 18 islands, being less than 1 km² in area, and is the only uninhabited one. The island can be seen from the villages
HvalbaHvalba is one of the larger villages in the Faroe Islands.Hvalba spreads around the bottom of a deep inlet, Hvalbiarfjørður, northeast of Suðuroy....
and
SandvíkSandvík is the northernmost village of the island of Suðuroy in the Faroe Islands. It is situated at the bottom of a shallow fjord. The small village was known as Hvalvík until 1913....
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The southern 1/3 of the island is sheer cliff, with the rest rising to the mountain of Slættirnir (414 m). The island is only inhabited by feral sheep and seabirds.
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Lítla Dímun is a small island between the islands of
SuðuroySuðuroy is the southernmost of the Faroe Islands. The island covers 163.7 km². In 2004 there were 5041 inhabitants, but there has been a gradual decline in the population numbers ever since the 1950s....
and
Stóra DímunStóra Dímun is an island in the southern Faroe Islands, sometimes only referred to as Dímun. The island is accessible from sea only during periods of clear and calm weather, but regular helicopter service is available twice a week through the whole year....
in the
Faroe IslandsThe Faroe Islands, sometimes Faeroe Islands, Faroe, or Faeroes are an island group situated between the Norwegian Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, approximately halfway between Scotland and Iceland...
. It is the smallest of the main 18 islands, being less than 1 km² in area, and is the only uninhabited one. The island can be seen from the villages
HvalbaHvalba is one of the larger villages in the Faroe Islands.Hvalba spreads around the bottom of a deep inlet, Hvalbiarfjørður, northeast of Suðuroy....
and
SandvíkSandvík is the northernmost village of the island of Suðuroy in the Faroe Islands. It is situated at the bottom of a shallow fjord. The small village was known as Hvalvík until 1913....
.
The southern 1/3 of the island is sheer cliff, with the rest rising to the mountain of Slættirnir (414 m). The island is only inhabited by feral sheep and seabirds. Getting ashore is difficult, and can be performed only in perfect weather. The cliffs can be climbed with the aid of ropes placed by the sheep owners.
The island features as the site of a battle in the 13th century work
Færeyinga SagaThe Færeyinga Saga , the Norse saga of Faroemen, is the story of how the Faroes were converted to Christianity and became a part of the Kingdom of Norway.It was written in Iceland shortly after 1200...
(Saga of the Faroese). The battle was between Brestur father of Sigmundur and Gøtuskeggjar, the battle is resulted in the death of Sigmunds father and his men and the deportation of Sigmund to Norway, where he befriended Olaf Trygvasson.
The name means "Little Dímun", in contrast to Stóra Dímun or "Great Dimun". According to the Faroese placename expert Jakobsen, "Dimun" may represent a pre-Norse, Celtic placename element, with 'di' representing "two".
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