Description island BorðoyThe inhabited fairly large island of Borðoy is part of (the island group) and is located in the country of , Northern Europe. The distance to the mainland is about 403 km. The surface-area of the island is 96.1 km2 and is therefore 0.253 x times greater than the island of Isle of Wight. The island lies in the and the total coastal length is about 82.7 km and the dimensions of the island are approximately 21.7 km by 11 km (maximum width). The island is North - South oriented. The coordinates (latitude, longitude) of the island (center) for GPS are 62.25 (62°15'2.2212), -6.54 (-6°32'15.5688).The population is 4980 and the population density is thus on 52.00 inhabitants per square kilometer (compared Isle of Wight 364 inhabitants / km²). The capital of the island is Klaksvík (located in the Southwest of the island). Other places on the island are: Klaksvík (ZW), Norðoyri (Z),Ánir (W),Árnafjørður (C),Strond (W),Norðtoftir (O),Depil (O),Norðdepil (NO). The island is located in the of the country . It is located in the administrative unit (local administrative level-name ), in the (local administrative level-name ). Direct neighboring islands of Borðoy are (distance from central part island to central part of the neighboring islands): 1) Kunoy Located 0 km East of the island. 2) Viðoy Located 0 km East of the island. 3) Kalsoy Located 1.5 km South of the island. 4) Svínoy Located 1.6 km NorthEast of the island. 5) Eysturoy Located 2 km SouthSouthWest of the island. 6) Fugloy Located 8.8 km NorthEast of the island. 7) Streymoy Located 16.3 km SouthSouthWest of the island. 8) Nólsoy Located 17.8 km WestSouthWest of the island. 9) Vágar Located 27.5 km SouthSouthWest of the island. 10) Hestur Located 29 km SouthWest of the island. 11) Koltur Located 29.5 km SouthWest of the island. 12) Sandoy Located 33.2 km WestSouthWest of the island. 13) Skúvoy Located 45.2 km WestSouthWest of the island. 14) Mykines Located 49.3 km SouthSouthWest of the island. 15) Stóra Dímun Located 52.7 km WestSouthWest of the island. 16) Lítla Dímun Located 59.7 km West of the island. 17) Suðuroy Located 60.8 km WestSouthWest of the island. 18) Mainland Shetland Located 318.5 km NorthNorthWest of the island. 19) Papa Stour Located 325.2 km NorthWest of the island. 20) Foula Located 325.2 km NorthWest of the island. 21) Yell Located 326.4 km NorthNorthWest of the island. 22) Unst Located 330.3 km NorthNorthWest of the island. 23) Muckle Roe Located 333.8 km NorthWest of the island. 24) Vaila Located 340.9 km NorthWest of the island. 25) Fetlar Located 340.9 km NorthNorthWest of the island. To return to the overview page of this island click on the following link: Overview island Borðoy |
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