Stóra Dímun
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Stóra Dímun (Template:Langx) is an island in the southern Faroe Islands, sometimes only referred to as Dímun. It is accessible by sea only during periods of clear and calm weather, but there is a regular helicopter service twice a week all year. There is a lighthouse on the island.
Etymology
The name 'Stóra Dímun' means 'Great Dimun', in contrast to 'Lítla Dímun' or 'Little Dimun'. According to the Faroese placename expert Jakobsen, 'Dimun' may represent a pre-Norse, Celtic placename element, with 'di' representing 'two'.[1] Stora and Litla Dímun shows a pairing of two distinctive but separate localities in one name. Gammeltoft concluded Dímun is a Scandinavian place name for a double-peaked feature of a particular appearance, reflecting a linguistic contact between Scandinavians and Gaels.Template:Sfn
Population
Before 1920, the ruins of an old church were present, but these no longer exist. There are two peaks on Stóra Dímun: Høgoyggj (Script error: No such module "convert".) and Klettarnir (Script error: No such module "convert".). The island was once home to many families from the 13th century onwards, but in 2018 only seven people in two families made their home on the island.[2] In September 2025 the island population was 5. [3]
The Farm
There is only one farm at the Southside of the island, and it constitutes its only settlement. The farm benefits from soil that has been fertilized by the guano of millions of seabirds for thousands of years. This gives excellent grazing for the 450 ewes that the island supports. The farm is famed for their turnips and sheepskin, of which they produce some 300-400 each year.[4]
Six to eight calves are slaughtered every year.
There is some tourism during the summer months.
Important bird area
The island has been identified as an Important Bird Area by BirdLife International because of its significance as a breeding site for seabirds, especially European storm petrels (15,000 pairs), Atlantic puffins (40,000 pairs) and black guillemots (50 pairs).[5]
See also
Gallery
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Aerial view of Stóra Dímun
Stamp FO 475 of Postverk Føroya
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The farm on the island of Stóra Dímun
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Puffins (Fratercula arctica) on Stóra Dímun
References
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- ↑ BirdLife International. (2012). Important Bird Areas factsheet: Stóra Dímun. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 2012-02-24.
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Secondary sources
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External links
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- Personal website with aerial photos
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