Borðoy
Borðoy is an island in the north-east of the Faroe Islands. Its name means 'headland island'. There are eight settlements: Klaksvík, Norðoyri, Ánir, Árnafjørður, Strond, Norðtoftir, Depil and Norðdepil.
- Island
- …has about 5,530 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 760 metres (2,480 feet)
- Description: island in the Faroe Islands
- Also known as“Bordhoy”“Bordø”
Nearby Churches
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Hvannasunds kirkja
Hvannasunds kirkja is a church.
3 km north of Borðoy
Villages in the Area
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Árnafjørður
Árnafjørður is a town of the municipality of Klaksvík…
Norðtoftir
Norðtoftir is a small settlement on the Faroese island of Borðoy in the Hvannasund municipality.
Borðoy
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Latitude
62.266° or 62° 15′ 58″ north
Longitude
-6.53038° or 6° 31′ 49″ west
Open location code
9CJM7F89+9R
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Vietnamese—“Borðoy” goes by many names.
BorðoyAfrikaans
Boroy adasıAzerbaijani
BorðoyBasque
БаройBelarusian
БорайBelarusian
Востраў БаройBelarusian
Востраў БорайBelarusian
BorðoyCatalan
博罗伊岛Chinese
博羅伊島Chinese
BorðoyCzech
BordøDanish
BorðoyDanish
BorðoyDutch
بورذوىEgyptian Arabic
ΜπόρντοϊGreek
בוראויHebrew
בורד’ויHebrew
בורויHebrew
BorðoyHungarian
BorðeyIcelandic
BorðoyIcelandic
BorðoyIndonesian
BorðoyIrish
BorðoyItalian
ボルウォイ島Japanese
보르도이섬Korean
BorojaLatvian
BorojusLithuanian
BorðoyLombard
BorðoyManx
BorðoyNorthern Frisian
BorðoyNorwegian
BordøNorwegian Bokmål
BorðoyNorwegian Bokmål
BorðoyNorwegian Nynorsk
БордойOssetian
БоройOssetian
بورویPersian
BorðoyPolish
BorðoyRomanian
БордойRussian
БоройRussian
BorðoyScots
BorðoyScottish Gaelic
BordojSerbian
БордојSerbian
БорђојSerbian
BorðoySlovak
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