List of islands of the Faroe Islands

Islands of the Faroe Islands

Native name: Føroyar
Beinisvørð, Suðuroy
Geography
Location	Norwegian Sea, Atlantic Ocean
Coordinates	62°00′N 06°47′W
Archipelago	Faroe Islands
Total islands	18
Major islands	Streymoy, Eysturoy, Vágar, Suðuroy
Area	1,399 km2 (540 sq mi)
Highest elevation	882 m (2894 ft)
Highest point	Slættaratindur
Administration
Faroe Islands
Largest settlement	Tórshavn (pop. 12,393)
Demographics
Population	50,235 (7-2017)
Ethnic groups	Faroese, Danish

This is a list of islands of the Faroe Islands. There are 18 islands, of which Lítla Dímun is the only one uninhabited. Besides these 18 islands there are also several islets and skerries in the Faroes.

Name	Area [km2]	Population (12-2018)	Population density [inhabitants/km2]	Main settlements	Sýsla (District)
Streymoy	373.5	24,276	65.0	Tórshavn and Vestmanna	Streymoy
Eysturoy	286.3	11,490	40.1	Fuglafjørður and Runavík	Eysturoy
Vágar	177.6	3,271	18.4	Míðvágur and Sørvágur	Vágar
Suðuroy	166.0	4,588	27.6	Tvøroyri and Vágur	Suðuroy
Sandoy	112.1	1,231	11.0	Sandur	Sandoy
Borðoy	95.0	5,261	55.4	Klaksvík	Norðoyar
Viðoy	41.0	605	14.8	Viðareiði	Norðoyar
Kunoy	35.5	146	4.1	Kunoy	Norðoyar
Kalsoy	30.9	76	2.5	Mikladalur and Húsar	Norðoyar
Svínoy	27.4	26	0.9	Svínoy	Norðoyar
Fugloy	11.0	37	3.4	Kirkja	Norðoyar
Nólsoy	10.3	227	22.0	Nólsoy	Streymoy
Mykines	10.3	14	1.4	Mykines	Vágar
Skúvoy	10.0	33	3.3	Skúvoy	Sandoy
Hestur	6.1	20	3.3	Hestur	Streymoy
Stóra Dímun	2.7	10	3.7	Dímun	Sandoy
Koltur	2.5	1	0.4	Koltur	Streymoy
Lítla Dímun	0.8	0	0	–	Suðuroy
Total	1,396	51,312	Ø 36.8

See also

• Geography of the Faroe Islands
• Subdivisions of the Faroe Islands