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Fugloy
Fugloy (pronounced [ˈfʊglɪ], , ) is the easternmost island in the Faroe Islands. The name means ''bird island,'' and refers to the large number of birds that nest on the island's cliffs. Geography There are two settlements: *Kirkja on the south-coast and *Hattarvík on the east-coast. Fugloy is special because of the stone-material consisting of basalt stratum, making the island very steep and inaccessible. The Eystfelli cliffs, which are 448m are located on the east coast. Nearby on the 47-metre-high Stack (geology), sea stack Stapin there is also a lighthouse, a natural arch feature and what looks like the outline of an Egyptian Pharaoh (the Pharaoh's Face). Mountains There are three mountains on Fugloy: Flora and fauna Important Bird Area The island has been identified as an Important Bird Area by BirdLife International because of its significance as a breeding site for seabirds, especially Atlantic puffins (15,000 pairs), European storm petrels (25,000 pairs) a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kirkja
Kirkja () is a village on the island of Fugloy, Faroe Islands. It is located on the south-tip of the island, and its land is stretching all over the western side of the island, including a small enclave in the now uninhabited ''Skarðsvík.'' Here archaeologists have located an old settlement that has probably been only a part-time settlement used either by people from Kirkja or Hattarvík. Transportation Kirkja is one of two villages on the island of Fugloy that are connected both by the road built in the 1980s and by the ferry that connects both Kirkja and Hattarvík to Hvannasund on the larger island of Viðoy, and in the last two decades the island can also be reached by helicopter either from the national airport in Vágar, the national capital of Tórshavn or the regional capital Klaksvík. ''Kirkja'' means ''church'' and ''Fugloy'' means ''bird-island'' in Faroese language, Faroese. From here there is a view over the sound Fugloyarfjørður towards the capes of Svínoy and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
