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The Leirvíksfjørður between the islands of Eysturoy (left) and Borðoy (right). Farther away in the north, the Kalsoyarfjørður and a small part of Djúpini are visible.

The Faroe Islands consist of 18 islands, several of which are deeply incised by fjords.

Terminology

The Faroese word for fjord, fjørður (plural firðir), can indicate both inlets and firths (which corresponds with how the word fjord is used in English), and channels between islands. This holds true for both the suffix in geographical names and for everyday speech.

-fjørður (plural: firðir): either a narrow inlet, firth approaching an inlet, or a strait between islands.^[1]^[2]
-sund (plural: sundini): sound, narrow channel.
-vík: V-shaped bay or inlet
-pollur(in): small round bay, anchorage
-vágur (plural: vágar): small elongated bay
-botnur: head of a fjord, bottom, cirque.

Water suffixes in other Scandinavian names are often Faroenised, e.g. Limfjørður for Limfjord in Denmark and St. Georgesfjørður for Saint George's Channel between Wales and Ireland.^[3] In a few cases Faroese exonyms exist, such as Oyrarsund (Øresund) and Ermarsund (English Channel).

Fjords and straits also act as cultural boundaries, for example linguistically (as isoglosses) and as identity markers. For example, the Skopunarfjørður serves as the cultural delineation of norðanfjørðs ("north of the strait", Northern Faroe) and sunnanfjørðs ("south of the strait", Southern Faroe).^[4]

Fjords and firths in the Faroe Islands

This list includes all 'traditional' dead-ending fjords with the suffix -fjørður. In some cases, the name more strictly refers to the seaward approaches to the inlet, rather than the sheltered reaches of the inlet.^[3] In this list, these are indicated by the cognate word firth.^[5]

Árnafjørður (Borðoy)
Funningsfjørður (Eysturoy)
Oyndarfjørður (Eysturoy)
Fuglafjørður (Eysturoy)
Skálafjørður (Eysturoy)
Kollafjørður (Streymoy)
Kaldbaksfjørður (Streymoy)
Sørvágsfjørður (firth towards Sørvágur, Vágar)
Hvalbiarfjørður (Suðuroy)
Trongisvágsfjørður (firth branching into Trongisvágur and Øravík, Suðuroy)
Hovsfjørður (Suðuroy)
Vágsfjørður (firth branching into Vágur and Lopransfjørður, Suðuroy)
Lopransfjørður (Suðuroy)
Víkarfjørður (Suðuroy)
Mýarfjørður (firth in Suðuroy)

In addition, the village of Søldarfjørður is situated on the Skálafjørður coast, but no fjord-of-the-same name exists.

Straits in the Faroe Islands

Ending with -fjørður:

Fugloyarfjørður (Fugloy, Svínoy and Viðoy)
Svínoyarfjørður (Svínoy, Viðoy and Borðoy)

Kalsoyarfjørður (Kalsoy and Kunoy)
Lervíksfjørður (Eysturoy, Borðoy and Kalsoy)

Tangafjørður (Eysturoy and Streymoy)
Nólsoyarfjørður (Streymoy and Nólsoy)
Mykinesfjørður (Vágar and Mykines)
Vágafjørður (gulf between Vágar, Streymoy and Koltur)
Hestfjørður (Koltur, Hestur and Streymoy)
Skopunarfjørður (Hestur, Streymoy and Sandoy)
Skúvoyarfjørður (Sandoy and Skúvoy)
Dímunarfjørður (Skúvoy and Stóra Dímun)
Suðuroyarfjørður (Stóra Dímun and Suðuroy, on either side of Lítla Dímun)

Ending with a different suffix:

Hvannasund (Viðoy and Borðoy)
Haraldssund (Borðoy and Kunoy)
Djúpini (Kalsoy and Eysturoy)
Sundini (Eysturoy and Streymoy)
Vestmannasund (Streymoy and Vágar)
Kolturssund (Koltur and Hestur)

Of these straits, six are crossed by fixed road links and ten by ferries.

Major bays and inlets with a different suffix

Viðoy: Viðvík
Svínoy: Svínoyarvík
Borðoy: Árnafjarðarvík, Borðoyarvík, Pollur, Vágur (Klaksvík)
Eysturoy: Pollurin (Fuglafjørður), Gøtuvík, Lambavík, Rítuvík, Kongshavn and Eiðisflógvi.
Streymoy: Tjørnuvík, Pollurin (Saksun), Hvalvík, Vestmannahavn, á Dølunum and Tórshavn.
Vágar: Miðvágur, Sandavágur, Sørvágur and Víkin.
Sandoy: Sandsvágur, Grótvík and Húsavík.
Suðuroy: Sandvík.

References

^ "Sprotin Faroese Dictionary".
^ Guttesen, Rolf (1996). The Faeroe Islands Topographic Atlas. Copenhagen: The Royal Danish Geographical Society and Kort & Matrikelstyrelsen.
^ ^a ^b Heimsatlas [World Atlas] (in Faroese). Tórshavn: Føroya Skúlabókagrunnur. 1994.
^ Sprotin.fo. "sunnanfjørðs". Sprotin.fo (in Faroese). Retrieved 2021-06-22.
^ "Kortal GIS".

[1] "Sprotin Faroese Dictionary".

[2] Guttesen, Rolf (1996). The Faeroe Islands Topographic Atlas. Copenhagen: The Royal Danish Geographical Society and Kort & Matrikelstyrelsen.

[:0-3] Heimsatlas [World Atlas] (in Faroese). Tórshavn: Føroya Skúlabókagrunnur. 1994.

[4] Sprotin.fo. "sunnanfjørðs". Sprotin.fo (in Faroese). Retrieved 2021-06-22.

[5] "Kortal GIS".

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+{{Short description|List of fjords in the Faroe Islands}}
-{{refimprove|date=December 2020}}
+[[File:Skálafjørður and Tangafjørður.jpg|alt=Skálafjørður and Tangafjørður|thumb|234px|Overlooking [[Skálafjørður]] fjord (foreground), [[Tangafjørður]] strait (centre) and [[Kollafjørður]] fjord I (background). To the extreme left, the entrance to Kaldbaksfjørður is obscured by clouds.]]
+[[File:Faroe Islands, Eysturoy, Syđrugøta (1).jpg|thumb|234px|Gøtuvík (Eysturoy)]]
-[[File:Skálafjørður and Tangafjørður.jpg|alt=Skálafjørður and Tangafjørður|thumb|Overlooking [[Skálafjørður]] fjord (foreground), [[Tangafjørður]] strait (centre) and [[Kollafjørður]] fjord (background). To the extrenme left, the entrance to Kaldbaksfjørður is shrouded in clouds.]]
+[[File:Faroe Islands, Streymoy, Kaldbaksbotnur.jpg|thumb|234px|Kaldbaksfjørður (Streymoy)]]
-The [[Faroe Islands]] consist of 18 islands and numerous skerries, some of which are deeply inclined by [[Fjord|fjords]]. The [[Faroese language|Faroese]] word for fjord, ''fjørður'' (plural ''firðir''), also indicates channels between islands, both in [[Toponymy|geographical names]] and in everyday speech. This article lists all Faroese ''firðir''.
+[[File:Faroe Islands, Borðoy, Klaksvik and Borðoyarvík.jpg|thumb|234px|Borðoyarvík (Borðoy)]]
+[[File:Faroe Islands, Eysturoy, Funningur (5).jpg|thumb|234px|Funningsfjørður (Eysturoy)]]
+[[File:Leirvíksfjørður.png|alt=Leirvíksfjørður|thumb|234px|The Leirvíksfjørður between the islands of [[Eysturoy]] (left) and [[Borðoy]] (right). Farther away in the north, the Kalsoyarfjørður and a small part of Djúpini are visible.]]
+The [[Faroe Islands]] consist of 18 islands, several of which are deeply incised by [[Fjord|fjords]].
 == Terminology ==
+The [[Faroese language|Faroese]] word for fjord, ''fjørður'' (plural ''firðir''), can indicate both inlets and [[Firth|firths]] (which corresponds with how the word ''fjord'' is used in English), and channels between islands. This holds true for both the [[suffix]] in [[Toponymy|geographical names]] and for everyday speech.
-* -fjørður (plural: firðir): either a narrow inlet, [[firth]] or a [[strait]] between islands.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Sprotin Faroese Dictionary|url=http://www.sprotin.fo|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=}}</ref>
-* -sund (plural: sundini): [[Sound (geography)|sound]], channel.
+* -fjørður (plural: firðir): either a narrow inlet, [[firth]] approaching an inlet, or a [[strait]] between islands.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Sprotin Faroese Dictionary|url=http://www.sprotin.fo}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last=Guttesen|first=Rolf|title=The Faeroe Islands Topographic Atlas|publisher=The Royal Danish Geographical Society and Kort & Matrikelstyrelsen|year=1996|location=Copenhagen}}</ref>
-* -vík: bay, wide [[inlet]]
+* -sund (plural: sundini): [[Sound (geography)|sound]], narrow channel.
-* -flógvi: [[gulf]]
-* -pollur(in): small round [[bay]]
+* -vík: V-shaped bay or [[inlet]]
+* -pollur(in): small round [[bay]], anchorage
 * -vágur (plural: vágar): small elongated bay
-* -botnur: interior of a fjord, bottom, [[cirque]].
+* -botnur: head of a fjord, bottom, [[cirque]].
-Water suffixes in other Scandinavian names are often Faroenised, e.g. ''Limfjørður'' for [[Limfjord]] and "St. Georgesfjørður" for [[Saint George's Channel]]. In a few cases Faroese [[Exonym|exonyms]] exist, such as Oyrarsund ([[Øresund]]) and Ermarsund ([[English Channel]]).<ref>{{cite book |last= |first= |date=1994 |title=Heimsatlas |trans-title=World Atlas |url= |language=fo |location=Tórshavn |publisher=Føroya Skúlabókagrunnur |isbn=}}</ref>
+Water suffixes in other Scandinavian names are often Faroenised, e.g. ''Limfjørður'' for [[Limfjord]] in Denmark and ''St. Georgesfjørður'' for [[Saint George's Channel]] between Wales and Ireland.<ref name=":0">{{cite book|title=Heimsatlas|date=1994|publisher=Føroya Skúlabókagrunnur|location=Tórshavn|language=fo|trans-title=World Atlas}}</ref> In a few cases Faroese [[Exonym|exonyms]] exist, such as Oyrarsund ([[Øresund]]) and Ermarsund ([[English Channel]]).
+Fjords and straits also act as cultural boundaries, for example linguistically (as [[Isogloss|isoglosses]]) and as identity markers. For example, the [[Skopunarfjørður]] serves as the cultural delineation of ''norðanfjørðs'' ("north of the strait", Northern Faroe) and ''sunnanfjørðs'' ("south of the strait", Southern Faroe).<ref>{{Cite web|last=Sprotin.fo|title=sunnanfjørðs|url=https://sprotin.fo/dictionaries?_SearchInflections=0&_SearchDescriptions=0&_DictionaryId=2&_DictionaryPage=1&_SearchFor=sunnanfj%C3%B8r%C3%B0s&_l=fo|access-date=2021-06-22|website=Sprotin.fo|language=fo}}</ref>
-== Fjords and firths in the Faroe Islands ==
-[[File:Skálafjørður.jpg|alt=Skálafjørður|thumb|Skálafjørður (centre) and Tangafjørður (far left)]]
-This list includes all 'traditional' dead-ending fjords with the [[suffix]] -''fjørður.'' In some cases, the name more strictly refers to the less sheltered approaches at the seaward side of a fjord, rather than the protected reaches inland. These are indicated by the [[cognate]] word [[Firth|''firth'']].
+== Fjords and firths in the Faroe Islands ==
-<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Kortal GIS|url=http://www.kortal.fo/|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=}}</ref>
+This list includes all 'traditional' dead-ending fjords with the [[suffix]] -''fjørður.'' In some cases, the name more strictly refers to the seaward approaches to the inlet, rather than the sheltered reaches of the inlet.<ref name=":0" /> In this list, these are indicated by the [[cognate]] word ''[[firth]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Kortal GIS|url=http://www.kortal.fo/}}</ref>
 * Árnafjørður ([[Borðoy]])
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 * [[Trongisvágsfjørður]] (firth branching into [[Trongisvágur]] and [[Øravík]], [[Suðuroy]])
 * Hovsfjørður ([[Suðuroy]])
-* Vágsfjørður (firth branching into [[Vágur]] and Lopransfjørður)
+* Vágsfjørður (firth branching into [[Vágur]] and Lopransfjørður, [[Suðuroy]])
 * Lopransfjørður ([[Suðuroy]])
 * Víkarfjørður ([[Suðuroy]])
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 == Straits in the Faroe Islands ==
-[[File:Leirvíksfjørður.png|alt=Leirvíksfjørður|thumb|The Leirvíksfjørður between Eysturoy (left) and Borðoy (right). Farther away in the north also the Kalsoyarfjørður and the branch to Djúpini are visible.]]
 Ending with ''-fjørður'':
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 * Vestmannasund ([[Streymoy]] and [[Vágar]])
 * Kolturssund ([[Koltur]] and [[Hestur]])
+Of these straits, six are crossed by [[List of tunnels of the Faroe Islands|fixed road links]] and ten by [[Strandfaraskip Landsins|ferries]].
 == Major bays and inlets with a different suffix ==
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 <references />
+{{coord missing|Denmark}}
-[[Category:Fjords of the Faroe Islands|Category:Fjords of the Faroe Islands]]
-[[Category:Geography of the Faroe Islands|Category:Geography of the Faroe Islands]]
+[[Category:Fjords of the Faroe Islands]]
+[[Category:Geography of the Faroe Islands]]