Viðoy
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.
Wikimedia, Public domain.- Island
- …has about 600 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 840 metres (2,760 feet)
- Description: island of the Faroe Islands
- Also known as“Norderoer videro”“Vidhoy”
Places of Interest
Discover Viðareiðis Church and Hvannasunds kirkja.
Hvannasunds kirkja
Hvannasunds kirkja is a church.
4 km south of Viðoy
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hvannasund and Norðdepil.
Hvannasund
Hvannasund is a village and municipality in the…
3½ km south of Viðoy
Viðoy
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Latitude
62.32714° or 62° 19′ 38″ north
Longitude
-6.51146° or 6° 30′ 41″ west
Open location code
9CJM8FGQ+VC
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Vietnamese—“Viðoy” goes by many names.
ViðoyAfrikaans
Viyoy adasıAzerbaijani
ViðoyBasque
ВіёйBelarusian
ВіяйBelarusian
Востраў ВіёйBelarusian
Востраў ВіяйBelarusian
ViðoyCatalan
木岛Chinese
維德島Chinese
维德岛Chinese
ViðoyCzech
ViderøDanish
ViðoyDanish
ViðoyDutch
ڤيدوىEgyptian Arabic
ViðoyEsperanto
ViðoyFaroese
ViðoyFinnish
ΒίντοϊGreek
ויאויHebrew
ויד’ויHebrew
ViðoyHungarian
ViðeyIcelandic
ViðoyIcelandic
ViðoyIrish
ViðoyItalian
ヴィーズエイ島Japanese
비도이섬Korean
VijojaLatvian
VijojusLithuanian
ВидојMacedonian
ВијојMacedonian
ViðoyNorthern Frisian
ViðoyNorwegian
ViðoyNorwegian Bokmål
ViðoyNorwegian Nynorsk
ВидойOssetian
ВийойOssetian
ВиойOssetian
ViðoyPolish
ViðoyRomanian
ВидойRussian
ВийойRussian
FilthatturinSwedish
VideröSwedish
ViðoySwedish
ViðoyTurkish
ВійойUkrainian
وڈوئےUrdu
ViðoyVietnamese
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