Located in the central part of the archipelago, it has an area of 373.5 square kilometers and is home to nearly 22.000 people. Translated from Faroese (the language of the Faroese population), the island’s name means Island of News or Island of Currents.
Streymoy has the highest number of peaks in the archipelago. There are 72 of them, the highest of which is Kopsenni measuring 789 meters above sea level, located in the northwestern part of the island. Other hills are concentrated in this area, forming cliff shores with numerous caves inhabited by seabirds. The southern part of the island is much lower, and the central part is crisscrossed by glacial valleys.
