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Sandoy

Field	Value
name	Sandoy
native_name
native_name_lang
settlement_type	Island
image_skyline	Sandoy aerial 2019 b.jpg
image_caption	Island of Sandoy seen from a helicopter.
image_map	Position of Sandoy on Faroe map.png
map_caption	Location within the Faroe Islands
coordinates
subdivision_type	State
subdivision_name	Kingdom of Denmark
subdivision_type1	Autonomous country
subdivision_name1	Faroe Islands
subdivision_type2	Region
subdivision_name2	Sandoy
seat_type	Municipality seat
unit_pref	Metric
area_total_km2	125
population_total	1231
population_as_of	01-2020
population_density_km2	auto
timezone1	GMT
utc_offset1	+0
timezone1_DST	EST
utc_offset1_DST	+1
area_code_type	Calling code
area_code	298

Sandoy ("Sand Island") is the first of the five southern islands that make up the Faroe chain, the fifth biggest of all the Faroe Islands, an autonomous region of the Kingdom of Denmark. It also refers to the region that includes this island along with Skúvoy and Stóra Dímun. , the largest population centre on the island is the village of Sandur with a population of 532. Other settlements include Skarvanes, Skopun, Skálavík, Húsavík and Dalur.

Sandoy gets its name from the large beach at Sandur, and the general sandy soil of the island. It is the only island with dunes.

There are similarly named islands, Sanday in the Orkney Islands, Sanday in the Inner Hebrides and Sandøy in Norway.

The Sandoyartunnilin connects between the centre of the island and Gamlarætt on Streymoy. Construction started in 2019 and the tunnel opened for traffic on 21 December 2023.

Agriculture

The island is considered the best island for agriculture due to its fertile sandy soil. The largest potato farm in the country is located on the island. And people who have gardening interests have generally an easier time getting plants to grow here.

On 19 August 2015 the agricultural union "Veltan" was founded for people who have an interest in gardening and farming, their aim is to improve conditions for a self-sustaining way of life, and agricultural businesses.

The island supports 6,878 sheep, not including lambs. There are two grind beaches used for whaling, in Húsavík and Sandur.

Important Bird Areas

The island's surrounding bird cliffs and steep slopes have been identified as an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International because of their significance as a breeding site for seabirds, especially northern fulmars (50,000 pairs), Manx shearwaters (5000 pairs), European storm petrels (50,000 pairs), European shags (150 pairs), great skuas (15 pairs), Atlantic puffins (70,000 pairs) and black guillemots (400 pairs). An additional IBA on the island comprises the lowland areas around the village of Sandur, with their moorland and peat bogs, and the lakes Gróthúsvatn, Lítlavatn, Sandsvatn and Stóravatn, because they support 100-150 breeding pairs of Eurasian whimbrels.

Gallery

File:Skarvanes, Faroe Islands.JPG|Skarvanes File:Sandsvatn a Lake on Sandoy in the Faroe Islands.JPG|The lake Sandsvatn is the largest on the island and the third largest in the Faroe Islands. File:Húsavík, Faroe Islands (2).JPG|Húsavík, Faroe Islands File:Skopun (2).JPG|Skopun File:Skalavik Sandoy Faroe Islands in July 2012.JPG|Skálavík File:Dalur, Faroe Islands.JPG|Dalur

References

[http://statbank.hagstova.fo/pxweb/en/H2/H2__IB/ Statistical Database]
Proctor, James. (2008). "Faroe Islands". Bradt Travel Guides.
Hagstova. "Sandoy". Faroese Statistics Office.
"Framgongd við boring".
BirdLife International. (2012). Important Bird Areas factsheet: Sandoy. Downloaded from [http://www.birdlife.org Birdlife.org] on 2012-02-23.
BirdLife International. (2012). Important Bird Areas factsheet: Vøtnini á Sandoy (Lakes of Sandoy). Downloaded from [http://www.birdlife.org Birdlife.org] on 2012-02-23.

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