Viðoy is the northern-most island in 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...

, located east of Borðoy

Borðoy

Borðoy is an island in the north-east of the Faroe Islands. There are eight settlements: Klaksvík , Norðoyri, Ánir, Árnafjørður, Strond, Norðtoftir, Depil and Norðdepil. There are also three abandoned settlements: Skálatoftir, Múli and Fossá, all in the north...

 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

Driftwood

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 that floats in from Siberia

Siberia

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 and North America

North America

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.

Geography

The island has two settlements: Hvannasund

Hvannasund

Hvannasund is a village and municipality in the Faroe Islands, an autonomous region in Denmark....

 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 to 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...

 on Borðoy and a bus service from 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 ....

 runs across the causeway to the island.

Viðoy has eleven mountains of which Villingadalsfjall is the northern-most peak in the Faroes. The north coast also has the Enniberg cliff, which at 750 m is the second highest sea-cliff in Europe

Europe

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 (after Hornelen

Hornelen

Hornelen is a mountain in the municipality of Bremanger, in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. At , it is the highest sea cliff in Europe, and has for a long time been used as a landmark for naval navigation. The horizontal distance from the summit to the sea shore is approximately...

, in Norway

Norway

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).

Mountains

The island has eleven mountains, shown with their overall rank in the Faroe Islands:

Rank	Name	Height
3	Villingadalsfjall	841m
24	Nakkurin (norðari)	754m
29	Malinsfjall	750m
52	Filthatturin	688m
53	Oyggjarskoratindur	687m
67	Enniberg	651m
84	Sneis	634m
116	Tunnafjall	593m
147	Talvborð	557m
174	Mølin	511m
192	Nakkurin	481m

External links

• Personal website with 6 aerial photos of Viðoy