Norðoyar

The six islands in the northeast of the Faroe Islands are together referred to as Norðoyar, i.e. the Northern Isles (Danish: Norderøerne). These Islands from west to east are Kalsoy, Kunoy, Borðoy, Viðoy, Svínoy and Fugloy. Klaksvík is the biggest settlement of the region. Norðoyar is sometimes spelled Norðoyggjar.

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Norðoyar
Region
Norðoyar (orange) among the Faroe Islands
Coordinates: 62.282°N 6.543°W / 62.282; -6.543
State	Kingdom of Denmark
Constituent country	Faroe Islands

In the 1946 independence referendum, 67.3% of Norðoyar voters chose independence, the highest proportion out of any Faroese region.^[1]

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