| Viðoy | |
| Settlement Type: | Island |
| Coordinates: | 62.3333°N -37°W |
| Subdivision Type: | State |
| Subdivision Name: | Kingdom of Denmark |
| Subdivision Type1: | Constituent country |
| Subdivision Name1: | Faroe Islands |
| Seat Type: | Municipality seat |
| Seat: | Viðareiði |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 41 |
| Area Rank: | 7 |
| Elevation Max M: | 841 |
| Population Total: | 605[1] |
| Population As Of: | 12-2018 |
| Population Rank: | 7 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | GMT |
| Utc Offset1: | +0 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | EST |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | +1 |
| Area Code Type: | Calling code |
| Area Code: | 298 |
Viðoy (in Faroese pronounced as /ˈviːjɔɪ/, Danish: Viderø) is the northernmost 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.
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 from Hvannasund to Norðdepil on Borðoy, and a bus service from Klaksvík runs across the causeway to the island.[2]
The island's northern and eastern coast 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 (500 pairs), black-legged kittiwakes (5300 pairs), Atlantic puffins (25,000 pairs), common guillemots (6700 individuals) and black guillemots (200 pairs).[3]
| Rank | Name | Height (m) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Villingadalsfjall | 841 | |
| 24 | Nakkurin (norðari) | 754 | |
| 29 | Malinsfjall | 750 | |
| 52 | Filthatturin | 688 | |
| 53 | Oyggjarskoratindur | 687 | |
| 67 | Enni | 651 | |
| 84 | Sneis | 634 | |
| 116 | Tunnafjall | 593 | |
| 147 | Talvborð | 557 | |
| 174 | Mølin | 511 | |
| 192 | Nakkurin | 481 |
List of mountains of the Faroe Islands