Kunoy


Kunoy is an island located in the north-east of the Faroe Islands between Kalsoy to the west and Borðoy to the east.

Settlements and transport

There are two settlements on Kunoy: Kunoy, on the west coast and Haraldssund 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 Borðoy 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 Klaksvík through Ánir then across to Haraldssund and through the tunnel to Kunoy.
A third settlement, Skarð, was the site of a fishing accident on Christmas Eve, 1913 which killed seven men. The women decided to move to Haraldssund, and the area is now deserted.

People

Important Bird Area

The coastline of the northern tip of the island has been identified as an Important Bird Area by BirdLife International because of its significance as a breeding site for seabirds, especially European storm petrels and black guillemots.
The brown rat, was introduced on purpose by people from Klaksvík, to the island in 1914 over some slight, and it has done tremendous damage to the bird population since then, most notably the Atlantic puffin.

Mountains

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 vegetation, as it is one of the few areas where there never have been grazing sheep.
RankNameHeight
4Kúvingafjall830m
5Teigafjall825m
6Kunoyarnakkur819m
7Havnartindur818m
8Urðafjall817m
9Middagsfjall805m
18Galvsskorafjall768m
42Suður á Nakki703m
73Klubbin644m
198Lítlafjall471m
219Klettur444m