page_title: Skúvoy
hierarchical_section_title: Skúvoy
caption_attribution_description: Position of Skúvoy, Faroe Islands
context_page_description: Skúvoy or Skúgvoy is an island in the central Faroe Islands, located to the south of Sandoy.
  It is named after the large number of great skua present on the island. There is only one settlement on the island: Skúvoy on the east coast. There are two mountains: Knúkur and Heyggjurin Mikli.
context_section_description: Skúvoy /ˈskʉuːwɪ/ or Skúgvoy /ˈskɪkvɪ/ (Danish: Skuø) is an island in the central Faroe Islands, located to the south of Sandoy.
  It is named after the large number of great skua present on the island (who have a habit of attacking intruders). There is only one settlement on the island: Skúvoy on the east coast. There are two mountains: Knúkur (392 m) and Heyggjurin Mikli (391 m).
caption: Location within the Faroe Islands
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