Eysturoy

Eysturoy is part of the in the North Atlantic. Eysturoy, meaning "east island", is the second-largest island in the Faroe Islands, both in size and population.
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  • Island
  • …lies at an elevation of around 150 metres (480 feet)
  • …is also known as “Østerø”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Gjógvaráfjall.
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Peak
is a 345-metre-high mountain overlooking the village of .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Skálabotnur and Kambsdalur.
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Village
Skálafjørður, also known as , is a village… is situated 2½ km southeast of Eysturoy.
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Village
is a suburb of on the . is situated 3½ km east of Eysturoy.
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Village
is a village in , located at the end of a fjord of the same name. is situated 3½ km northwest of Eysturoy.

Eysturoy

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Latitude
62.21579° or 62° 12′ 57″ north
Longitude
-6.87751° or 6° 52′ 39″ west
Open location code
9CJM648C+8X
Geo­Names ID
2622388

Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Frisian—“Eysturoy” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “إيستوروي”
  • Azerbaijani: “Esturoy adası”
  • Basque: “Eysturoy”
  • Belarusian: “Востраў Эстурой”
  • Bengali: “এইস্তুরয়”
  • Catalan: “Eysturoy”
  • Chinese: “东岛”
  • Czech: “Eysturoy”
  • Danish: “Eysturoy”
  • Dutch: “Eysturoy”
  • Esperanto: “Eysturoy”
  • Estonian: “Eysturoy”
  • Faroese: “Eysturoy”
  • Finnish: “Eysturoy”
  • French: “Eysturoy”
  • German: “Eysturoy”
  • Greek: “Έστουροϊ”
  • Gujarati: “ઇસ્ટુરોય”
  • Hebrew: “אסטורוי”
  • Hindi: “आइस्टुरॉय”
  • Hungarian: “Eysturoy”
  • Icelandic: “Austurey”
  • Indonesian: “Eysturoy”
  • Irish: “Eysturoy”
  • Italian: “Eysturoy”
  • Japanese: “エストゥロイ島”
  • Kannada: “ಐಸ್ಟುರಾಯ್”
  • Korean: “에스투로이섬”
  • Latvian: “Eisturoja”
  • Lithuanian: “Eisturojus”
  • Lombard: “Eysturoy”
  • Malay: “Eysturoy”
  • Marathi: “येईस्टुरॉय”
  • Northern Frisian: “Eysturoy”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Eysturoy”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Eysturoy”
  • Norwegian: “Eysturoy”
  • Ossetian: “Эстурой”
  • Persian: “ایستوروی”
  • Polish: “Eysturoy”
  • Portuguese: “Eysturoy”
  • Romanian: “Eysturoy”
  • Russian: “Эстурой”
  • Scots: “Eysturoy”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Eysturoy”
  • Serbian: “Ејстурој”
  • Sinhala: “එයිස්ටුරෝයි”
  • Slovak: “Eysturoy”
  • Spanish: “Eysturoy”
  • Swedish: “Eysturoy”
  • Tamil: “எய்ஸ்ட்டுரோய்”
  • Telugu: “ఈస్టురోయ్”
  • Thai: “เอสทูรอย”
  • Turkish: “Eysturoy”
  • Ukrainian: “Естурой”
  • Urdu: “ییستوروی”
  • Vietnamese: “Eysturoy”
  • Welsh: “Eysturoy”
  • Western Frisian: “Eysturoy”

Places with the Same Name

Discover other places named “Eysturoy”.

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Toftanes and Fuglafjørður.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Stevnuválur and Skálafjall.

Faroe Islands: Highlights

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