Mykines, Faroe Islands
Mykines
Myggenæs | |
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Mykines seen from Mykineshólmur | |
Location within the Faroe Islands | |
| Coordinates: 62°06′N 7°36′W / 62.100°N 7.600°W | |
| State | Kingdom of Denmark |
| Constituent country | Faroe Islands |
| Area | |
• Total | 10 km2 (3.9 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 560 m (1,840 ft) |
| Population (08 September 2025) | |
• Total | 9 |
| • Density | 0.90/km2 (2.3/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (EST) |
| Calling code | 298 |
| Designations | |
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| Official name | Mykines |
| Designated | 31 May 2012 |
| Reference no. | 2051 |
Mykines (Danish: Myggenæs) is the westernmost of the 18 main islands of the Faroese Archipelago.
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.