Sandoy

Summary

Sandoy is an island^[1]. Sandoy ranks in the top 6% of island entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (37 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Sandoy is located in Húsavík Municipality^[3].
• Sandoy is located in Sandur Municipality^[4].
• Sandoy is located in Skopun^[5].
• Sandoy is located in Skálavík Municipality^[6].
• Sandoy is in the country of Faroe Islands^[7].
• Sandoy is on the body of water Atlantic Ocean^[8].
• Sandoy's instance of is recorded as island^[9].
• Sandoy's capital is recorded as Sandur^[10].
• Sandoy is part of Faroe Islands^[11].
• Sandoy's Commons category is recorded as Sandoy^[12].
• Sandoy's located in time zone is recorded as UTC±00:00^[13].
• Sandoy's highest point is recorded as Tindur^[14].
• Sandoy's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 61.85, 'lon': -6.7833333333333}^[15].
• Sandoy's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Faroe Islands^[16].
• Sandoy's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Sandoy^[17].
• Sandoy's Commons gallery is recorded as Sandoy^[18].
• Sandoy has a population of {'amount': '+1313'}^[19].
• Sandoy's category for people born here is recorded as Q117750005^[20].
• Sandoy's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'fo', 'text': 'Sandoy'}^[21].
• Sandoy's category of associated people is recorded as Q10143374^[22].
• Sandoy's different from is recorded as Sanday^[23].
• Sandoy covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+112.1'}^[24].

Body

Geography

Sandoy is in the country of Faroe Islands^[7]. Located in include Húsavík Municipality^[3], a municipality of the Faroe Islands^[25], in Faroe Islands^[26]; Sandur Municipality^[4], a municipality of the Faroe Islands^[27], in Faroe Islands^[28]; Skopun^[5], a municipality of the Faroe Islands^[29], in Faroe Islands^[30]; and Skálavík Municipality^[6], a municipality of the Faroe Islands^[31], in Faroe Islands^[32], founded in 1930^[33]. Sandoy is on the body of water Atlantic Ocean^[8]. Sandoy is part of Faroe Islands^[11].

Physical Characteristics

Sandoy covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+112.1'}^[24]. Sandoy has a population of {'amount': '+1313'}^[19].

Designation and Status

Sandoy's instance of is recorded as island^[9].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Sandoy include Sandoy tunnel^[34], an undersea tunnel^[35], in Faroe Islands^[36].

Why It Matters

Sandoy ranks in the top 6% of island entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (37 views/month).^[2] Sandoy has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[37] Sandoy is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[38]

Entities named for Sandoy include Sandoy tunnel^[34], an undersea tunnel^[35], in Faroe Islands^[36].