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Faroe Islands Coordinates: 62°13′N 6°53′W﻿ / ﻿62.217°N 6.883°W﻿
/ 62.217; -6.883Coordinates: 62°13′N 6°53′W﻿ / ﻿62.217°N
6.883°W﻿ / 62.217; -6.883 State Kingdom of Denmark Constituent
country Faroe Islands  • Total 286.3 km2 (110.5 sq mi) Area rank
2 Population (2011)  • Total 10,839  • Rank 2  • Density 38/km2
(98/sq mi) Time zone GMT (UTC+0)  • Summer (DST) EST (UTC+1)
Calling code 298  Eysturoy (Danish: Østerø) means East island
(pronounced ['estroi]) and is the second-largest of the Faroe
Islands in the North Atlantic, both in size and population.
Eysturoy is separated by a narrow sound from the main island of
Streymoy. Eysturoy is extremely rugged, with some 66 separate
mountain peaks, including Slættaratindur, the highest peak in
the archipelago. Important settlements on Eysturoy are
Fuglafjørður in the north and the densely populated area of the
municipalities of Runavík and Nes in