geo.wikisort.org - IslandSandoy ("Sand Island") is the first of the five southern islands that make up the Faroe chain, the fifth biggest of all the Faroe Islands,[2] an autonomous region of the Kingdom of Denmark. It also refers to the region that includes this island along with Skúvoy and Stóra Dímun. As of January 2020[update], the largest population centre on the island is the village of Sandur with a population of 532.[3] Other settlements include Skarvanes, Skopun, Skálavík, Húsavík and Dalur.
For the former municipality in Norway, see Sandøy.
Island in Faroe Islands, Kingdom of Denmark
Sandoy |
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Island of Sandoy seen from a helicopter. |
Location within the Faroe Islands |
Coordinates: 61°51′N 6°47′W |
State | Kingdom of Denmark |
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Autonomous country | Faroe Islands |
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Region | Sandoy |
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• Total | 125 km2 (48 sq mi) |
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• Total | 1,231[1] |
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Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
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• Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (EST) |
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Calling code | 298 |
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Sandoy gets its name from the large beach at Sandur, and the general sandy soil of the island. It is the only island with dunes.
There are similarly named islands, Sanday in the Orkney Islands, Sanday in the Inner Hebrides and Sandøy in Norway.
At present the Sandoyartunnilin is being constructed between the centre of the island and the port of Gamlarætt on Streymoy. Construction started in 2019 and is not expected to be finished before 2023.[4]
Agriculture
The island is considered the best island for agriculture due to its fertile sandy soil. The largest potato farm in the country is located on the island. And people who have gardening interests have generally an easier time getting plants to grow here.
On 19 August 2015 the agricultural union "Veltan" was founded for people who have an interest in gardening and farming, their aim is to improve conditions for a self-sustaining way of life, and agricultural businesses.
The island supports 6,878 sheep, not including lambs. There are two grind beaches used for whaling, in Húsavík and Sandur.
Important Bird Areas
The island's surrounding bird cliffs and steep slopes have been identified as an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International because of their significance as a breeding site for seabirds, especially northern fulmars (50,000 pairs), Manx shearwaters (5000 pairs), European storm petrels (50,000 pairs), European shags (150 pairs), great skuas (15 pairs), Atlantic puffins (70,000 pairs) and black guillemots (400 pairs).[5] An additional IBA on the island comprises the lowland areas around the village of Sandur, with their moorland and peat bogs, and the lakes Gróthúsvatn, Lítlavatn, Sandsvatn and Stóravatn, because they support 100-150 breeding pairs of Eurasian whimbrels.[6]
See also
Further reading
- Jørgensen, Gunni, and Jóannes Rasmussen. Glacial Striae, Roches Moutonnées, and Ice Movements on Sandoy (Faeroe Islands). Communications géologiques, no 314. [Copenhagen, Denmark]: Muséum de minéralogie et de géologie de l'Université de Copenhague, 1978.
- Lawson, Ian, et al. 2005. "Historical Ecology on Sandoy, Faroe Islands: Palaeoenvironmental and Archaeological Perspectives". Human Ecology. 33, no. 5: 651–684.
Gallery
Skarvanes
The lake
Sandsvatn is the largest on the island and the third largest in the Faroe Islands.
Húsavík, Faroe Islands
Skálavík
Dalur
References
- Statistical Database
- Proctor, James (2008). Faroe Islands. Bradt Travel Guides. p. 133. ISBN 978-1-84162-224-8.
- Hagstova. "Sandoy". Faroese Statistics Office. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - "Framgongd við boring". Eystur- og Sandoyatunlar. Retrieved 2020-08-20.
- BirdLife International. (2012). Important Bird Areas factsheet: Sandoy. Downloaded from Birdlife.org on 2012-02-23.
- BirdLife International. (2012). Important Bird Areas factsheet: Vøtnini á Sandoy (Lakes of Sandoy). Downloaded from Birdlife.org on 2012-02-23.
External links
- Sandoyar travel guide from Wikivoyage
- The dictionary definition of Sandoy at Wiktionary
- Media related to Sandoy at Wikimedia Commons
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На других языках
[de] Sandoy
Sandoy [.mw-parser-output .IPA a{text-decoration:none}ˈsandɔi]/[ˈsandi] (dänisch Sandø, deutsche Bedeutung Sandinsel) ist die fünftgrößte Insel der Färöer. Die Insel hat 19 Gipfel, deren höchster der Tindur mit 479 m ist.
- [en] Sandoy
[es] Sandoy
Sandoy (en danés: Sandø) es la quinta isla en extensión de las 18 que forman el archipiélago de las Islas Feroe (Dinamarca), situado en el Mar de Noruega.
[fr] Sandoy
Sandoy, en danois Sandø, est une des îles de l'archipel des Féroé, la cinquième par la superficie. La ville la plus peuplée de l'île est Sandur, avec environ 600 habitants ; les autres villages sont Skarvanes, Skopun, Skálavík, Húsavík et Dalur.
[it] Sandoy
Sandoy è un'isola dell'arcipelago delle Isole Fær Øer, la più grande della regione di Sandoy, di superficie complessiva 111,3 km²; è situata a sud delle isole di Streymoy, Nólsoy ed Hestur, ed a nord di quella di Suðuroy e degli isolotti di Skúvoy, Stóra Dímun e Lítla Dímun.
[ru] Сандой
Са́ндой[1][2] (фар. Sandoy), Са́ннё[3] (дат. Sandø) — один из островов Фарерского архипелага. На западе острова расположена большая колония кайр. На самом южном конце острова есть маяк.
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