Mykines

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For other uses of "Mykines", see Mykines (disambiguation).

Mykines is the western-most of the main 18 islands in the Faroe Islands. There is one settlement on the island: Mykines.

There are two mountains on the island: Knúkur (560 m) and Árnafjall (350 m). There are large numbers of puffin and gannet on the island. There are also many birds located on Mykineshólmur, a small islet to the immediate west of Mykines. There is a footbridge over the 35 m gorge Hólmgjógv linking the two islands.

It has been suggested that the name is actually pre-Norse in origin, coming from muc-innis, a Celtic term for pig island. This maybe a reference to whales who are known as muc-mhara (Sea sows) in Gaelic.

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Population progression

Progression of the population of Mykines since 1769:

Year	Population
1769	61
1870	114
1890	154
1925	179
1940	170
2004	11

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