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A Klaksvík museum bought the Fossá area in 1969 with the plan of turning it into a typical Faroese Medieval village, though the plan never came to fruition.
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The island has five mountains: Lokki (755 m), Háfjall (647 m), Borðoyarnes (392 m), Depilsknúkur (680 m), and Hálgafelli (503 m).
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BirdLife International. (2012). Important Bird Areas factsheet: Bordoy. Downloaded from
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Háfjall (647 m, left) and Hálgafelli (503 m, right) on the island of Borđoy.
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The northern and south-eastern headlands of the island have been identified as an
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There are also three abandoned settlements: Skálatoftir,
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because of their significance as a breeding site for
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Index

Island
Stamp FR 353 of Postverk Føroya (issued: 25 May 1999; photo: Per á Hædd)
Postverk Føroya
Per á Hædd
Location within the Faroe Islands
62°14′N 6°33′W / 62.233°N 6.550°W / 62.233; -6.550
State
Kingdom of Denmark
Faroe Islands
Time zone
UTC+0
GMT
DST
UTC+1
EST
[ˈbɔɹɔɪ]
Danish
Faroe Islands
Klaksvík
Norðoyri
Ánir
Árnafjørður
Strond
Norðtoftir
Depil
Norðdepil

Múli
Fossá
Important Bird Area

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