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.
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.- Type: Island
- Description: island of the Faroe Islands
- Also known as: “Enni”, “Filthatturin”, “Norderoer videro”, “Viderö”, “Viderø”, “Vidhoy”, “Vidoy”, “Видой”, “Виой”, and “ויאוי”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Viðareiðis Church and Hvannasunds kirkja.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hvannasund and Norðdepil.
Hvannasund
Village
Norðdepil
Village
Viðareiði
Village
Viðoy
- Category: landform
- Location: Northern Islands, Faroe Islands, Nordic countries, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
62.32714° or 62° 19′ 38″ north
Longitude
-6.51146° or 6° 30′ 41″ west
Population
597
Elevation
292 metres (958 feet)
Open location code
9CJM8FGQ+VC
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Wikidata ID
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Vietnamese—“Viðoy” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “Viðoy”
- Azerbaijani: “Viyoy adası”
- Basque: “Viðoy”
- Belarusian: “Віёй”
- Belarusian: “Віяй”
- Belarusian: “Востраў Віёй”
- Belarusian: “Востраў Віяй”
- Catalan: “Viðoy”
- Chinese: “木岛”
- Chinese: “維德島”
- Chinese: “维德岛”
- Czech: “Viðoy”
- Danish: “Viðoy”
- Dutch: “Viðoy”
- Egyptian Arabic: “ڤيدوى”
- Esperanto: “Viðoy”
- Faroese: “Viðoy”
- Finnish: “Viðoy”
- French: “Viðoy”
- German: “Viðoy”
- Greek: “Βίντοϊ”
- Hebrew: “ויד’וי”
- Hebrew: “וידוי”
- Hungarian: “Viðoy”
- Icelandic: “Viðey”
- Irish: “Viðoy”
- Italian: “Viðoy”
- Japanese: “ヴィーズエイ島”
- Korean: “비도이섬”
- Latvian: “Vijoja”
- Lithuanian: “Vijojus”
- Macedonian: “Вијој”
- Northern Frisian: “Viðoy”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Viðoy”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Viðoy”
- Norwegian: “Viðoy”
- Ossetian: “Вийой”
- Polish: “Viðoy”
- Portuguese: “Viðoy”
- Romanian: “Viðoy”
- Russian: “Вийой”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Viðoy”
- Serbian: “Vidoj”
- Serbian: “Видој”
- Slovak: “Viðoy”
- Spanish: “Viðoy”
- Swedish: “Viðoy”
- Turkish: “Viðoy”
- Ukrainian: “Війой”
- Urdu: “وڈوئے”
- Vietnamese: “Viðoy”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Bergsmunni and Leiti.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Mýrnafjall and Dalar.
Faroe Islands: Must-Visit Destinations
Worth a closer look: Tórshavn and Klaksvík.
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