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It lies west of 7.5 degrees W, effectively putting it in the UTC-1 region. However, Mykines uses Greenwich Mean Time like the rest of the Faroes. The only settlement on the island is also called Mykines.
On the northern side of the island is the valley of Korkadalur, where there are great columns of basalt, called the Stone-wood. To the west of Mykines is the 1 km long islet Mykineshólmur, with several sea stacks clustered at its western end, where a lighthouse was built in 1909. A 40m-long footbridge connects its eastern end with Mykines.
Geology
Mykines belongs to the oldest part of the Faroe Islands and was formed about 60 million years ago. The Faroese basalt is divided into three phases of eruption: the lower and oldest, the middle, and the upper and youngest; the lowest formed by the eruption of low-viscosity lava through long fissures, forming flat volcanoes. In the sound between Mykines and Mykineshólmur, Holmgjogv, one can see one of the most abundant of such flows on the Faroes, with a depth of about 50 m. The interspersed layers of softer volcanic tuff between the layers of basalt are differentially eroded, so forming, especially on the steep northern side of the islet, some of the richest bird cliffs in the world. The highest peak on the island is Knúkur at 560 metres above sea level.[3]
Flora and fauna
Mountain hares (Lepus timidus) have been introduced, and inhabit the mountain area and surrounding valleys. The Mykines house mouse (Mus musculus mykinessiensis) is endemic for Mykines, and this might suggest an early introduction, maybe as early as in the 6th century by the Irish monks, who cultivated this island. Its closest relative was the now extinct St Kilda house mouse (Mus musculus muralis).
Important Bird Area
Large numbers of puffins and gannets inhabit Mykines and Mykineshólmur. On the rocks at the water's edge there are colonies of cormorants, while the eroded tuff layers in the cliffs make perfect nesting ledges for guillemots and razorbills. On the grassy slopes above the bird cliffs, thousands of puffins have their burrows, and their guano fertilizes the slopes. Access to the puffin colony is subject to a fee.[4]
It has been suggested that the name Mykines is Greek: Mykines, from the ancient Greek empire of Mycenae (/maɪˈsiːniː/ my-SEE-nee; Ancient Greek: Μυκῆναι or Μυκήνη, Mykē̂nai or Mykḗnē) in Argolis, north-eastern Peloponnese, Greece, 120 kilometres (75 miles) south-west of Athens. The site is 19 kilometres (12 miles) inland from the Saronic Gulf upon a hill rising 900 feet (274 metres) above sea level.[6] In the second millennium BC, Mycenae was one of the major centres of Greek civilization, a military stronghold which dominated much of southern Greece, Crete, the Cyclades, parts of southwest Anatolia and the commercial ports of the late Minoans on their routes of mining and trading the cooper from the lake Superior in Canada (Isle Royal, and their colonies in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence) on the peak of the Bronze Age in the Mediterranean.[7] The period of Greek history from about 1600 BC to about 1100 BC is called Mycenaean in reference to Mycenae. At its peak in 1350 BC, the citadel and lower town had a population of 30,000 and an area of 32 hectares. The name Mukines is Greek connected to the Greek word mykēs (μύκης, "mushroom"), Pausanias ascribes the name to the legendary founder Perseus, who was said to have named it either after the cap (mykēs) of the sheath of his sword, or after a mushroom he had plucked on the site.[8]Homer connected the name to the nymph Mycene the daughter of the river god Inachos of Argos (Odyssey 2.120). In the Iliad, the name of the city spelled is Mykḗnē (Μυκήνη).[9] The later form Mykē̂nai (Μυκῆναι) was the result of a well-known sound change in Attic-Ionic which shifts some instances of ā to ē. Influenced by the Minoan land and sea trading of amber, olive-oil, wine, cooper, pottery, metal etc products, to the Scandinavians Hyperboreans and its pre-Norse origin, comes from muc-innis, an Irish term for pig island. This may be a reference to whales, which are known as muc-mhara (sea sows) in Irish.
1592 – Peter Claussøn Friis, a Norwegian priest, described the Faroese mouse as a distinct species, and the Mykines mouse as a subgroup having especially long powerful hind legs.
1595 – (approx) on 25 April, fifty boats from around the country were shipwrecked in a sudden storm, and all the working men of Mykines lost their lives (estimated 20 to 30 men).
1667 – the Dutch ship Walcheren was wrecked on Mykines and the islanders salvaged goods from the ship.
1909 – the building of the Lighthouse on Mykines Holm and construction of the first bridge over Holmgjogv, the narrow strait between Mykines and Mykines Holm.
1928 – radio beacons were installed at Nólsoy and Mykines lighthouses, making radio navigation possible for the first time, and Mykines got a telephone connection to the outside world.
1942 – in spring British forces completed a radar station.
1953 – the second bridge over Holm Gjogv was built.
1970 - A Fokker F27 Friendship, with registration TF-FIL, from Flugfélag Íslands on flight from Bergen to Vágar Airport, crashed in bad weather on Mykines on 26 September. The captain and 7 passengers, all seated on the left side of the plane, were killed. 26 passengers and crew survived, some with serious injuries. Three passengers hiked for an hour to reach Mykines village to alert the authorities. Most of the villagers went up the mountain to aid the survivors before the arrival of the Danish patrol vessel F348 Hvidbjørnen.[10][11] A marble memorial was placed in the church.
1970 – Mykines lighthouse was automated and the last man moved from the Holm, which had been occupied continuously from 1909 by a varying population of up to 22 people (including children).
1989 – the third bridge between Mykines and Mykineshólmur came into use in June.
Population
The population of the island declined over the 20th century, with 11 permanent residents of Mykines village in 2004; the oldest inhabitant was 75 and the youngest six years old. Although there are 40 houses in the village, only six are inhabited year-round. Earlier Mykines was one of the largest villages in the Faroes, with a population of 170 people in 1940. From 1911 to 2004 Mykines was a separate community but in 2005 it merged administratively with Sørvagur kommune. Famous people from Mykines include the painter Sámal Joensen-Mikines (1906-1979).
^"Sex Íslendingar meðal 34 um borð". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 27 September 1970. p. 1. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
^"Átta létust í flugslysinu í Færeyjum". Tíminn (in Icelandic). 29 September 1970. pp. 1, 3. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
Further reading
Christiansen, Hans T., and Björn Sörensen. Mykines discover the Faroe Islands. Stockholm: Informationsgruppen AB, 1988. ISBN91-86004-76-X
External links
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This article is about the island For the settlement on the island see Mykines Mykines This article may be expanded with text translated from the corresponding article in Danish January 2022 Click show for important translation instructions Machine translation like DeepL or Google Translate is a useful starting point for translations but translators must revise errors as necessary and confirm that the translation is accurate rather than simply copy pasting machine translated text into the English Wikipedia Do not translate text that appears unreliable or low quality If possible verify the text with references provided in the foreign language article You must provide copyright attribution in the edit summary accompanying your translation by providing an interlanguage link to the source of your translation A model attribution edit summary is Content in this edit is translated from the existing Danish Wikipedia article at da Mykines see its history for attribution You should also add the template Translated da Mykines to the talk page For more guidance see Wikipedia Translation Mykines is the westernmost of the 18 main islands of the Faroese Archipelago MykinesIslandMykines seen from MykinesholmurLocation within the Faroe IslandsCoordinates 62 06 N 7 36 W 62 100 N 7 600 W 62 100 7 600 Coordinates 62 06 N 7 36 W 62 100 N 7 600 W 62 100 7 600State Kingdom of DenmarkConstituent country Faroe IslandsArea Total10 km2 4 sq mi Highest elevation560 m 1 840 ft Population 07 June 2018 1 Total10 Density1 0 km2 2 6 sq mi Time zoneUTC 0 GMT Summer DST UTC 1 EST Calling code298DesignationsRamsar WetlandOfficial nameMykinesDesignated31 May 2012Reference no 2051 2 Mykines seen from Vagar A misty May morning in Mykines It lies west of 7 5 degrees W effectively putting it in the UTC 1 region However Mykines uses Greenwich Mean Time like the rest of the Faroes The only settlement on the island is also called Mykines Contents 1 Description 1 1 Geology 1 2 Flora and fauna 1 2 1 Important Bird Area 2 History 3 Population 4 See also 5 References 6 Further reading 7 External linksDescription EditOn the northern side of the island is the valley of Korkadalur where there are great columns of basalt called the Stone wood To the west of Mykines is the 1 km long islet Mykinesholmur with several sea stacks clustered at its western end where a lighthouse was built in 1909 A 40m long footbridge connects its eastern end with Mykines Geology Edit Mykines belongs to the oldest part of the Faroe Islands and was formed about 60 million years ago The Faroese basalt is divided into three phases of eruption the lower and oldest the middle and the upper and youngest the lowest formed by the eruption of low viscosity lava through long fissures forming flat volcanoes In the sound between Mykines and Mykinesholmur Holmgjogv one can see one of the most abundant of such flows on the Faroes with a depth of about 50 m The interspersed layers of softer volcanic tuff between the layers of basalt are differentially eroded so forming especially on the steep northern side of the islet some of the richest bird cliffs in the world The highest peak on the island is Knukur at 560 metres above sea level 3 Flora and fauna Edit Mountain hares Lepus timidus have been introduced and inhabit the mountain area and surrounding valleys The Mykines house mouse Mus musculus mykinessiensis is endemic for Mykines and this might suggest an early introduction maybe as early as in the 6th century by the Irish monks who cultivated this island Its closest relative was the now extinct St Kilda house mouse Mus musculus muralis Important Bird Area Edit Large numbers of puffins and gannets inhabit Mykines and Mykinesholmur On the rocks at the water s edge there are colonies of cormorants while the eroded tuff layers in the cliffs make perfect nesting ledges for guillemots and razorbills On the grassy slopes above the bird cliffs thousands of puffins have their burrows and their guano fertilizes the slopes Access to the puffin colony is subject to a fee 4 Mykines including Mykinesholmur has been identified as an Important Bird Area by BirdLife International because of its significance as a breeding site for seabirds especially northern fulmars 50 000 pairs Manx shearwaters 2500 pairs European storm petrels 50 000 pairs northern gannets 200 pairs European shags 250 pairs black legged kittiwakes 23 000 Pairs Atlantic puffins 125 000 pairs common guillemots 9500 individuals and black guillemots 200 pairs 5 History EditIt has been suggested that the name Mykines is Greek Mykines from the ancient Greek empire of Mycenae maɪˈsiːniː my SEE nee Ancient Greek Mykῆnai or Mykhnh Myke nai or Mykḗne in Argolis north eastern Peloponnese Greece 120 kilometres 75 miles south west of Athens The site is 19 kilometres 12 miles inland from the Saronic Gulf upon a hill rising 900 feet 274 metres above sea level 6 In the second millennium BC Mycenae was one of the major centres of Greek civilization a military stronghold which dominated much of southern Greece Crete the Cyclades parts of southwest Anatolia and the commercial ports of the late Minoans on their routes of mining and trading the cooper from the lake Superior in Canada Isle Royal and their colonies in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence on the peak of the Bronze Age in the Mediterranean 7 The period of Greek history from about 1600 BC to about 1100 BC is called Mycenaean in reference to Mycenae At its peak in 1350 BC the citadel and lower town had a population of 30 000 and an area of 32 hectares The name Mukines is Greek connected to the Greek word mykes mykhs mushroom Pausanias ascribes the name to the legendary founder Perseus who was said to have named it either after the cap mykes of the sheath of his sword or after a mushroom he had plucked on the site 8 Homer connected the name to the nymph Mycene the daughter of the river god Inachos of Argos Odyssey 2 120 In the Iliad the name of the city spelled is Mykḗne Mykhnh 9 The later form Myke nai Mykῆnai was the result of a well known sound change in Attic Ionic which shifts some instances of a to e Influenced by the Minoan land and sea trading of amber olive oil wine cooper pottery metal etc products to the Scandinavians Hyperboreans and its pre Norse origin comes from muc innis an Irish term for pig island This may be a reference to whales which are known as muc mhara sea sows in Irish 625 Palynology indicates oats and barley were grown on Mykines possibly by early settlers such as monks and hermits 1592 Peter Clausson Friis a Norwegian priest described the Faroese mouse as a distinct species and the Mykines mouse as a subgroup having especially long powerful hind legs 1595 approx on 25 April fifty boats from around the country were shipwrecked in a sudden storm and all the working men of Mykines lost their lives estimated 20 to 30 men 1667 the Dutch ship Walcheren was wrecked on Mykines and the islanders salvaged goods from the ship 1909 the building of the Lighthouse on Mykines Holm and construction of the first bridge over Holmgjogv the narrow strait between Mykines and Mykines Holm 1928 radio beacons were installed at Nolsoy and Mykines lighthouses making radio navigation possible for the first time and Mykines got a telephone connection to the outside world 1942 in spring British forces completed a radar station 1953 the second bridge over Holm Gjogv was built 1970 A Fokker F27 Friendship with registration TF FIL from Flugfelag Islands on flight from Bergen to Vagar Airport crashed in bad weather on Mykines on 26 September The captain and 7 passengers all seated on the left side of the plane were killed 26 passengers and crew survived some with serious injuries Three passengers hiked for an hour to reach Mykines village to alert the authorities Most of the villagers went up the mountain to aid the survivors before the arrival of the Danish patrol vessel F348 Hvidbjornen 10 11 A marble memorial was placed in the church 1970 Mykines lighthouse was automated and the last man moved from the Holm which had been occupied continuously from 1909 by a varying population of up to 22 people including children 1989 the third bridge between Mykines and Mykinesholmur came into use in June Population EditThe population of the island declined over the 20th century with 11 permanent residents of Mykines village in 2004 the oldest inhabitant was 75 and the youngest six years old Although there are 40 houses in the village only six are inhabited year round Earlier Mykines was one of the largest villages in the Faroes with a population of 170 people in 1940 From 1911 to 2004 Mykines was a separate community but in 2005 it merged administratively with Sorvagur kommune Famous people from Mykines include the painter Samal Joensen Mikines 1906 1979 Population of Mykines from 1769Year Population1769 611870 1141890 1541925 1791940 1702004 112012 142018 10See also EditList of towns in the Faroe Islands Mykines MykinesReferences Edit Tales from the far flung Faroes BBC News Retrieved 16 November 2018 Mykines Ramsar Sites Information Service Retrieved 25 April 2018 Guide to Faroe Islands 2020 https www guidetofaroeislands fo travel faroe islands drive mykines on 2020 11 25 Sp f Mykines 2012 Downloaded from http en mykines fo on 2018 05 08 BirdLife International 2012 Important Bird Areas factsheet Mykines and Mykinesholmur Downloaded from http www birdlife org on 2012 02 23 Bury amp Meiggs 1975 p 20 1 2 Pausanias Description of Greece 2 16 3 Homer Iliad 4 52 7 180 11 46 Sex Islendingar medal 34 um bord Morgunbladid in Icelandic 27 September 1970 p 1 Retrieved 2 January 2019 Atta letust i flugslysinu i Faereyjum Timinn in Icelandic 29 September 1970 pp 1 3 Retrieved 2 January 2019 Further reading EditChristiansen Hans T and Bjorn Sorensen Mykines discover the Faroe Islands Stockholm Informationsgruppen AB 1988 ISBN 91 86004 76 XExternal links Edit Look up Mykines in Wiktionary the free dictionary Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mykines Mykines guide Mykines and Kristianshus Info pictures birdpictures and birdvoices Photo album Faroeislands dk Mykines Info and pictures Personal Website with 16 aerial photos of Mykines TrekEarth com photo gallery with photos of Mykines Island TrekEarth com photo gallery with photos of Mykinesholmur Island Faroese Stamps Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mykines Faroe Islands amp oldid 1126389759, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
