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to the east of Kunoy. Before the causeway was built, travel to the island was by ferry. Nowadays the 504 bus runs a regular service across the causeway, with a route from
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on the south-east coast. These have been connected by a tunnel since 1988. Haraldssund is connected by a causeway to the neighbouring island of
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The island has the following eleven mountains, shown with their overall rank in the Faroe Islands: The top of Klubbin is well known for its
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BirdLife International. (2012). Important Bird Areas factsheet: Kunoy. Downloaded from
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The coastline of the northern tip of the island has been identified as an
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then across to Haraldssund and through the tunnel to Kunoy.
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av Skarði, Jóhannes (1 January 1956). "Føroyski Leypurin".
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to the west (with which there is no physical link) and
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Index

Island
Village of Kunoy
Location within the Faroe Islands
62°18′N 6°39′W / 62.300°N 6.650°W / 62.300; -6.650
State
Kingdom of Denmark
Faroe Islands
Kunoy
Time zone
UTC+0
GMT
DST
UTC+1
WEST
[ˈkuːnɪ]
Faroe Islands
Kalsoy
Borðoy
causeway
Kunoy
Haraldssund
Borðoy
Klaksvík
Ánir
Skarð
Christmas Eve
Haraldssund
Important Bird Area
BirdLife International
seabirds

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