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.
Essential Destinations
Top destinations include Klaksvík.
Klaksvík
Klaksvík is the main industrial centre of the Faroe Islands, and the hub of the Northern Islands.
Places of Interest
Discover Hvannasunds kirkja and Árnafjarðar kirkja.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hvannasund and Ánir.
Haraldssund
Haraldssund is a settlement in the Faroe Islands, situated on the island of Kunoy.
Northern Islands
- Region of the Faroe Islands with about 6,210 residents
- Also known as“Norðoyar”“Norðoyar region”“Nordoyar sysla”
- Category: electoral unit
- Location
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Latitude
62.2833° or 62° 17′ north
Longitude
-6.5833° or 6° 35′ west
Open location code
9CJM7CM8+8M
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In Other Languages
From Amharic to Uzbek—“Northern Islands” goes by many names.
ኖርዶያርAmharic
NordoyarAzerbaijani
Norðoyar eskualdeaBasque
НораярBelarusian
নর্দয়ারBengali
NorðoyarCatalan
北部群岛Chinese
Norderø SysselDanish
Norderøernes SysselDanish
NorðoyarDanish
Norðoyar sysselDanish
NorðoyarDutch
NorðoyarFaroese
Norðoyar sýslaFaroese
NordoyarHausa
Norðoyar régióHungarian
NorðeyjarIcelandic
NorðoyarItalian
ノルドイアルJapanese
NordoyarJavanese
НордойарKazakh
НордойарKirghiz
NorojarasLithuanian
NordoyarMalay
Norðoya sýslaNorthern Frisian
NorðoyarNorthern Frisian
Nuurd EilunenNorthern Frisian
NorðoyarNorwegian
NorðoyarNorwegian Bokmål
NorðuroyggjarNorwegian Bokmål
Illas del NòrdOccitan (post 1500)
NordoyarOromo
НоройарOssetian
ਨੋਰਦਾਇਆਰPanjabi
نوردویارPersian
NorðoyarPolish
نوردویارPushto
НоройарRussian
NorðoyarScottish Gaelic
NorðoyarSlovenian
NordoyarSomali
NordoyarSwahili
NorðoyarSwedish
Norðoyar sýslaSwedish
НордӯярTajik
НордойарTatar
NorðoyarTurkish
НороярUkrainian
NordoyarUzbek
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