Esturu [1] [2] ( headlamp Eysturoy , date. Østerø - “eastern island” ) is the second largest and most populated island (after Streim ) by the Faroe Islands . A bridge was built between the islands of Streim and Estura. In 2006, a 6.2-kilometer tunnel was built that connected Estura with the island of Bora and other islands of the northern Faroe Islands.
| Estura | |
|---|---|
| headlights. Eysturoy , Dates Østerø | |
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| Characteristics | |
| Area | 286.3 km² |
| Highest point | 882 m |
| Population | 10 662 people (2013) |
| Population density | 37.24 people / km² |
| Location | |
| Water area | Atlantic Ocean |
| A country |
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| Region | Estura |
On Estura is the highest point in the country - the peak Slattaratindur (882 m [3] ). The largest Faroe Fjord - Skalafjordur - crashes deep into the island.
Notes
- ↑ Iceland, Denmark // Atlas of the World / comp. and preparation. to the ed. PKO "Cartography" in 2009; ch. ed. G.V. Pozdnyak . - M .: PKO "Cartography": Onyx, 2010. - S. 52. - ISBN 978-5-85120-295-7 (Cartography). - ISBN 978-5-488-02609-4 (Onyx).
- ↑ Estura // Dictionary of geographical names of foreign countries / resp. ed. A.M. Komkov . - 3rd ed., Revised. and add. - M .: Nedra , 1986.- S. 451.
- ↑ Population and area . Archived on October 14, 2013.