Kunoy

Information about Kunoy

Kunoy
Basic Facts
Municipality
seat		Kunoyar kommuna
Area35.5 km (rank 8)
Population
-  Density		134 (rank 11) (2002)
3.8 persons/km
Location_ 6218′N, 639′W|]


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Stamp FR 352 of Postverk Føroya
Issued: 25 May 1999
Photo: Per á Hædd
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Map of Kunoy


Kunoy (meaning Woman island) is an island located in the north-east of the Faroe Islands between Kalsoy and Borðoy (to which it is linked via a causeway).
  • Number of summits: 11

Settlements and transport

There are two settlements on Kunoy: Kunoy (population 64), on the west coast and Haraldssund on the south-east coast. These have been connected by a tunnel since 1988. Haraldssund is connected by a causeway to the neighbouring island of Borðoy to the east of Kunoy. Before the causeway was built, travel to the island was by ferry. Nowadays the 504 bus runs a regular service across the causeway, with a route from Klaksvík through Ánir then across to Haraldssund and through the tunnel to Kunoy.[1]

A third settlement, Skarð, was the site of a fishing accident on Christmas Eve, 1913 which killed seven men (all the male population except a 14 year old and a 70 year old). The women decided to move to Haraldssund, and the area is now deserted.

People

  • Símun av Skarði (1872-1942), Faroese poet, politician and teacher and founder of the Faroese Folk High School (Føroya Fólkaháskúli) was born in Skarð. He wrote the Faroese National Anthem, Mítt alfagra land.

Mountains

The island has the following eleven mountains, shown with their overall rank in the Faroe Islands:[2]

Rank Name Height
4Kúvingafjall830m
5Teigafjall825m
6Kunoyarnakkur819m
7Havnartindur818m
8Urðafjall817m
9Middagsfjall805m
18Galvsskorafjall768m
42Suður á Nakki703m
73Klubbin644m
198Lítlafjall471m
219Klettur444m

References

1. ^ . German Wikipedia. Retrieved on 2006-07-22.
2. ^ List of mountains of the Faroe Islands

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Islands of the Faroe Islands
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Anthem
Tú alfagra land mítt
You, my most beauteous land


Capital
(and largest city) Tórshavn

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Kalsoy is an island located in the north-east of the Faroe Islands between Eysturoy and Kunoy.
  • Number of summits: 13

Geography

The western coast has dramatically steep cliffs for the full length of the island, whereas idyllic valleys on the eastern slopes
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Borðoy is an island in the north-east of the Faroe Islands. There are eight settlements: Klaksvík (the second largest town in the Faroes), Norðoyri, Ánir, Árnafjørður, Strond, Norðtoftir, Depil and Norðdepil.
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Haralssund is a town in the Faroe Islands situated on the island of Kunoy.
  • Population: 70
  • Postal code (Zip): FO 785
  • Location:
  • Municipality: Kunoyar

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Borðoy is an island in the north-east of the Faroe Islands. There are eight settlements: Klaksvík (the second largest town in the Faroes), Norðoyri, Ánir, Árnafjørður, Strond, Norðtoftir, Depil and Norðdepil.
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Klaksvík

City coat of arms   Location in Faroe Islands
Coordinates:
Country Faroe Islands
Municipality Klaksvík municipality

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Ánir is a village on the west coast of the island of Borðoy in the Faroe Islands.
  • Population: 18
  • Postal code (Zip): FO 726
  • Location:
  • Municipality: Klaksvíkar

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Skarð [ˈskɛaɹ] is an abandoned village on the east coast of the Island of Kunoy in the Norðoyar Region of the Faroes.

On December 23, 1913, all seven village men perished while out fishing.
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Haralssund is a town in the Faroe Islands situated on the island of Kunoy.
  • Population: 70
  • Postal code (Zip): FO 785
  • Location:
  • Municipality: Kunoyar

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Símun av Skarði (May 3 1872 – October 9 1942) was a Faroese poet, politician and teacher. He graduated from the Faroese Teacher's College in 1896. He founded Føroya Fólkaháskúli (the Faoese folk high school) in 1899, and worked there as headmaster from 1899 to 1942.
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Mítt alfagra land, usually called "Tú alfagra land mítt" is the National anthem of the Faroe Islands.
  • Lyrics: Símun av Skarði (1872-1942)
  • Melody: Peter Alberg (1885-1940)

Faroese

Mítt Alfagra land



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The following is a list of mountains of the Faroes.

Rank Name Island Height
1 Slættaratindur Eysturoy 882m
2 Gráfelli Eysturoy 856m
3 Villingadalsfjall Viðoy 841m
4 Kúvingafjall Kunoy 830m
5 Teigafjall Kunoy 825m
6 Kunoyarnakkur Kunoy 819m
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Anthem
Tú alfagra land mítt
You, my most beauteous land


Capital
(and largest city) Tórshavn

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Fugloy is the eastern-most island in the Faroe Islands. The name means bird island, after the large number of birds that nest on the island's cliffs.
  • Number of summits: 2

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Population (December 31, 2002)
 - City 79

Funningur is a town on the Faroe Islands. It is located on the north-west coast of Eysturoy ().
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Hov is a village located on Suduroy’s east coast, in the Faroe Islands; it is frequently mentioned in the country's history.

The viking Havgrimur who was chief of half of the country lived in Hov in the 10th century.
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  • Population: 654
  • Postal code (Zip): FO 850
  • Location:
  • Municipality: Hvalbiar
  • Football team: Royn (Bóltfelagið Royn)

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  • Population: 270
  • Postal code (Zip): FO 740
  • Location:
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  • Altitude: 152 meters

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  • Population: 273
  • Postal code (Zip): FO 950
  • Location:
  • Municipality: Porkeris

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Sandur (meaning sandy beach) is a village on the south coast of the island of Sandoy in the Faroe Islands. The Sandur hoard, dating to the end of the 11th century, suggests the long history of the village.
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Sumba is the southernmost place of the Faroe Islands on the island of Suðuroy. It is located in the Sumbiar municipality.

The village, as of 2002, had a population of 281. The village's postal code is FO 970.

Residents of the village are known as Sumbingar.
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