 Map of Viðoy Viðoy is the northern-most island in the Faroe Islands, located east of Borðoy to which it is linked via a causeway. The name means wood island, despite the fact that no trees grow on the island: the name relates to the driftwood that floats in from Siberia and North America.
Geography
The island has two settlements: Hvannasund on the south-west coast and Viðareiði on the north-west coast, the northernmost settlement in the Faroes. A road along the west coast of the island connects the two. The island is connected by a road causeway to Norðdepil on Borðoy and a bus service from KlaksvÃk runs across the causeway to the island.[Swaney [February 1991] (1999). Iceland, Greenland & the Faroe Islands, 3rd edition, Lonely Planet Publications. ISBN 0864424531. ]
Viðoy has eleven mountains of which Villingadalsfjall is the northern-most peak in the Faroes. The north coast also has the Enniberg cliff, which at 750 m is the highest sea-cliff in Europe.
Mountains
The island has eleven mountains, shown with their overall rank in the Faroe Islands:[List of mountains of the Faroe Islands]
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