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Svínoy is divided into two unequally sized peninsulas. The coast is mostly steep slopes and cliffs, including the 345-metre (1,132 ft) precipice of Eysturhøvdi on the north coast. It has only one settlement, also named
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1583 Jacob Eudensen from Svinoy was the last person in the Faroe Islands to be condemned to death for
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BirdLife International. (2012). Important Bird Areas factsheet: Svínoy. Downloaded from
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is a comparatively isolated island, in that there are no bridge, tunnel or
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links to it. There are boat and helicopter connections.
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The coastline of the island has been identified as an
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975 Viking Chief Svínoyar-Bjarni is mentioned in the
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There is a similarly named island, 604: 355:There are seven mountains on Svínoy: 242: 146:27.1 km (10.5 sq mi) 24: 303:, where all the inhabitants live. 25: 778: 588: 481:; he had refused to renounce his 75:Location within the Faroe Islands 740: 536: 524: 512: 500: 69: 49: 597:with 9 aerial photos of Svínoy 571: 555: 13: 1: 548: 59:(issued: 25 May 1999; photo: 762:Islands of the Faroe Islands 338: 293: 7: 10: 783: 493: 464: 162:586 m (1,923 ft) 738: 642: 225: 204: 187: 179: 171: 166: 158: 150: 142: 137: 127: 115: 80: 68: 48: 39: 32: 579:http://www.birdlife.org 561:C.Michael Hogan. 2011. 183:1.1/km (3.0/sq mi) 350: 325:European storm petrels 317:BirdLife International 252: 240:Faroese pronunciation: 159:Highest elevation 485:faith and convert to 348: 206: • Summer ( 180: • Density 531:The coast of Svínoy 331:(10,000 pairs) and 313:Important Bird Area 307:Important Bird Area 128:Constituent country 96: /  351: 172: • Total 143: • Total 122:Kingdom of Denmark 749: 748: 462: 461: 259:, to the east of 244:[ˈsvʊinɪ] 233: 232: 151: • Rank 16:(Redirected from 774: 744: 625: 618: 611: 602: 601: 595:personal website 582: 575: 569: 559: 540: 528: 516: 504: 358: 357: 333:black guillemots 329:Atlantic puffins 327:(25,000 pairs), 246: 241: 211: 111: 110: 108: 107: 106: 101: 100:62.267°N 6.367°W 97: 94: 93: 92: 89: 73: 55:Stamp FR 350 of 53: 30: 29: 21: 782: 781: 777: 776: 775: 773: 772: 771: 752: 751: 750: 745: 736: 638: 629: 591: 586: 585: 576: 572: 560: 556: 551: 544: 541: 532: 529: 520: 517: 508: 505: 496: 467: 402:Knúkur, vestari 353: 352: 341: 309: 296: 239: 205: 104: 102: 98: 95: 90: 87: 85: 83: 82: 76: 64: 57:Postverk Føroya 44: 35: 28: 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 780: 770: 769: 764: 747: 746: 739: 737: 735: 734: 729: 724: 719: 714: 709: 704: 699: 694: 689: 684: 679: 674: 669: 664: 659: 654: 649: 643: 640: 639: 628: 627: 620: 613: 605: 599: 598: 590: 589:External links 587: 584: 583: 581:on 2012-02-24. 570: 553: 552: 550: 547: 546: 545: 543:Svínoy in 1899 542: 535: 533: 530: 523: 521: 518: 511: 509: 507:Svínoy village 506: 499: 495: 492: 491: 490: 475: 472:Færeyinga saga 466: 463: 460: 459: 456: 451: 447: 446: 443: 438: 434: 433: 430: 425: 421: 420: 417: 412: 408: 407: 404: 399: 395: 394: 391: 386: 382: 381: 378: 373: 369: 368: 365: 362: 343: 342: 340: 337: 308: 305: 295: 292: 277:Orkney Islands 231: 230: 227: 223: 222: 212: 202: 201: 191: 185: 184: 181: 177: 176: 173: 169: 168: 164: 163: 160: 156: 155: 152: 148: 147: 144: 140: 139: 135: 134: 129: 125: 124: 119: 113: 112: 105:62.267; -6.367 78: 77: 74: 66: 65: 54: 46: 45: 40: 37: 36: 33: 26: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 779: 768: 765: 763: 760: 759: 757: 743: 733: 730: 728: 725: 723: 720: 718: 715: 713: 710: 708: 705: 703: 700: 698: 695: 693: 690: 688: 685: 683: 680: 678: 675: 673: 670: 668: 665: 663: 660: 658: 655: 653: 650: 648: 645: 644: 641: 637: 636:Faroe Islands 633: 626: 621: 619: 614: 612: 607: 606: 603: 596: 593: 592: 580: 574: 568:Washington DC 567: 565: 564:Norwegian Sea 558: 554: 539: 534: 527: 522: 515: 510: 503: 498: 497: 488: 484: 480: 476: 473: 469: 468: 457: 455: 452: 449: 448: 444: 442: 439: 436: 435: 431: 429: 426: 423: 422: 418: 416: 413: 410: 409: 405: 403: 400: 397: 396: 392: 390: 387: 384: 383: 379: 377: 374: 371: 370: 366: 363: 360: 359: 356: 349:Map of Svinoy 347: 336: 335:(100 pairs). 334: 330: 326: 323:, especially 322: 318: 314: 304: 302: 291: 289: 285: 280: 278: 274: 270: 269:Norwegian Sea 266: 262: 258: 257:Faroe Islands 254: 250: 245: 237: 228: 224: 220: 216: 213: 209: 203: 199: 195: 192: 190: 186: 182: 178: 174: 170: 165: 161: 157: 153: 149: 145: 141: 136: 133: 132:Faroe Islands 130: 126: 123: 120: 118: 114: 109: 81:Coordinates: 79: 72: 67: 62: 58: 52: 47: 43: 38: 31: 19: 721: 573: 563: 557: 376:Havnartindur 354: 310: 297: 282:Svínoy like 281: 235: 234: 226:Calling code 707:Stóra Dímun 682:Lítla Dímun 487:Lutheranism 454:Eysturhøvdi 103: / 756:Categories 549:References 389:Keldufjall 167:Population 61:Per á Hædd 339:Mountains 294:Geography 275:, in the 189:Time zone 712:Streymoy 652:Eysturoy 483:Catholic 441:Middagur 321:seabirds 288:causeway 717:Suðuroy 687:Mykines 634:of the 632:Islands 494:Gallery 465:History 367:Height 88:62°16′N 722:Svínoy 702:Skúvoy 697:Sandoy 692:Nólsoy 672:Koltur 667:Kalsoy 662:Hestur 657:Fugloy 647:Borðoy 519:Svínoy 479:heresy 458:344 m 445:422 m 432:443 m 419:460 m 415:Knúkur 406:463 m 393:463 m 380:586 m 301:Svínoy 284:Kalsoy 261:Borðoy 249:Danish 236:Svínoy 91:6°22′W 42:Island 34:Svínoy 18:Svinoy 732:Viðoy 727:Vágar 677:Kunoy 428:Múlin 364:Name 273:Swona 265:Viðoy 253:Svinø 215:UTC+1 194:UTC+0 117:State 263:and 138:Area 450:7. 437:6. 424:5. 411:4. 398:2. 385:2. 372:1. 315:by 229:298 219:EST 208:DST 198:GMT 758:: 361:# 279:. 251:: 247:, 175:31 154:10 624:e 617:t 610:v 489:. 238:( 221:) 217:( 210:) 200:) 196:( 63:) 20:)

Index

Svinoy
Island
Stamp FR 350 of Postverk Føroya (issued: 25 May 1999; photo: Per á Hædd)
Postverk Føroya
Per á Hædd
Location within the Faroe Islands
62°16′N 6°22′W / 62.267°N 6.367°W / 62.267; -6.367
State
Kingdom of Denmark
Faroe Islands
Time zone
UTC+0
GMT
DST
UTC+1
EST
[ˈsvʊinɪ]
Danish
Faroe Islands
Borðoy
Viðoy
Norwegian Sea
Swona
Orkney Islands
Kalsoy
causeway
Svínoy
Important Bird Area
BirdLife International
seabirds

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