Northern Islands
The six islands in the northeast of the Faroe Islands are together referred to as Norðoyar, i.e. the Northern Isles. These Islands from west to east are Kalsoy, Kunoy, Borðoy, Viðoy, Svínoy and Fugloy. Klaksvík is the biggest settlement of the region.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Essential Destinations
Top destinations include Klaksvík.
Klaksvík
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Klaksvík is the main industrial centre of the Faroe Islands, and the hub of the Northern Islands. It's the second largest city in the Faroes, with a population of 5,015.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Hvannasunds kirkja and Árnafjarðar kirkja.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hvannasund and Ánir.
Hvannasund
Village
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Hvannasund is a village and municipality in the Faroe Islands, an autonomous territory within the Kingdom of Denmark. Hvannasund is located on the west coast of the island of Viðoy.
Ánir
Village
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Ánir, also Ánirnar is a village in the Faroe Islands on the northern island of Borðoy. In 2007 it had a population of 16, but with the expansion of the area with the new apartments above the old settlement the population has increased to 55 in 2013.
Haraldssund
Village
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Haraldssund is a settlement in the Faroe Islands, situated on the island of Kunoy. Haraldssund is located on the east coast of Kunoy and is connected to the village of Kunoy on the west coast by a tunnel.
Northern Islands
- Type: region of the Faroe Islands with 6,000 residents
- Description: region
- Also known as: “Norðoyar”, “Norðoyar region”, and “Nordoyar sysla”
- Category: electoral unit
- Location: Faroe Islands, Nordic countries, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Ukrainian—“Northern Islands” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Norðoyar eskualdea”
- Belarusian: “Нораяр”
- Catalan: “Norðoyar”
- Chinese: “北部群岛”
- Danish: “Norderø Syssel”
- Danish: “Norderøernes Syssel”
- Danish: “Norðoyar syssel”
- Danish: “Norðoyar”
- Dutch: “Nordoyar”
- Dutch: “Norðoyar”
- Faroese: “Norðoyar sýsla”
- Faroese: “Norðoyar”
- French: “Norðoyar”
- German: “Nordinseln”
- Hungarian: “Norðoyar régió”
- Icelandic: “Norðeyjar”
- Italian: “Norðoyar”
- Lithuanian: “Norojaras”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Norðoyar”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Norðuroyggjar”
- Norwegian: “Norðoyar”
- Occitan (post 1500): “Illas del Nòrd”
- Ossetian: “Норойар”
- Polish: “Norðoyar”
- Russian: “Норойар”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Norðoyar”
- Spanish: “Norðoyar”
- Swedish: “Norðoyar sýsla”
- Swedish: “Norðoyar”
- Turkish: “Norðoyar”
- Ukrainian: “Норояр”
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Northern Islands”. Photo: Antoniosancho, CC BY-SA 3.0.