Heyggjurin Mikli
Heyggjurin Mikli is marginally the second highest point of Skuvoy in the central Faroe Islands. At a height of 391 metres the area is hilly. Knukur the highest mountain on the isle is only 1 m higher at its highest point of 392 metres.Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Knútur and Skúvoyar kirkja.
Knútur
Peak
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Knútur is marginally the highest point of Skúvoy in the central Faroe Islands. Located on the western side of the island, the hill has a height of 392 or 393 metres. Heyggjurin Mikli towards the south of Skúvoy is marginally lower at 391 metres.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Skúvoy and Skarvanes.
Skúvoy
Village
Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The village Skúvoy lies on the east side of the island with the same name. Skúvoy is the only village on the island. The inhabitants of Skúvoy mainly earn their living from agriculture.
Skarvanes
Village
Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Skarvanes is a village on Sandoy, in the Faroe Islands. It temporarily became extinct in 2000 when its last permanent inhabitant died, though the population has since rebounded; as of 2013, the population is 13, with most of the houses being uses as holiday homes. Skarvanes is situated 5 km northeast of Heyggjurin Mikli.
Sandur
Village
Photo: EileenSanda, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sandur is a village on the south coast of the island of Sandoy in the Faroe Islands. The Sandur hoard of silver coins, dating to the end of the 11th century, attests to the long history of the village. Sandur is situated 8 km north of Heyggjurin Mikli.
Heyggjurin Mikli
- Type: Mountain with an elevation of 85 metres
- Description: mountain in Faroe Islands
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Sandoyar, Faroe Islands, Nordic countries, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Swedish—“Heyggjurin Mikli” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Heyggjurin Mikli”
- Dutch: “Heyggjurin Mikli”
- Faroese: “Heyggjurin Mikli”
- Finnish: “Heyggjurin Mikli”
- Lithuanian: “Heigjurin Miklis”
- Swedish: “Heyggjurin Mikli, Skúvoy”
- Swedish: “Heyggjurin Mikli”
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