Skúvoy
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Skúvoy
Skúgvoy Skuø ( UTC+1 (WEST ) | |
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Calling code | 298 |
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Official name | Skuvoy |
Designated | 31 May 2012 |
Reference no. | 2053[2] |
Skúgvoy (/ˈskʉuːwɪ/ or Skúvoy Faroese pronunciation: [ˈskɪkvɪ], Danish: Skuø) is an island in the central Faroe Islands, located to the south of Sandoy.
It is named after the large number of
Knúkur (392 m) and Heyggjurin Mikli
(391 m).
History
The Black Death in the 14th century killed all the inhabitants except one woman; her cottage can still be seen. Skúvoy was also the home of Sigmundur Brestisson, the hero of the Færeyinga saga (Saga of the Faroese).
Bird habitat
There are 300–400 m cliffs along the west coast, which are home to many
common guillemots (135,000 pairs) and black guillemots (150 pairs), as well as 40 breeding pairs of Eurasian whimbrels.[3]
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The Skúgvoy ferry inSandurharbour
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Stamp FR 373 of
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Map of Skúgvoy
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Skúgvoy village
References
- ^ "Tales from the far-flung Faroes".
- ^ "Skuvoy". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
- ^ BirdLife International. (2012). Important Bird Areas factsheet: Skúvoy. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 2012-02-23.
External links
- personal website with 9 aerial photos of Skúgvoy
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