Fyrkyrak

Fyrkyrak (Norwegian pronunciation:/faɪkʌræk/) is one of the three main islands that make up Finnféaran. It is the largest of the three but second most populated. Traditionally it has always held on to its scandinavian heritage and been more aligned with nordic influences than Craònaith.

Geography
Fyrkyrak is the largest of the three main isles. It is around 58km (36 mi) long and 14km (9 mi) wide with a residential population of. There are 6 main settlements on the isle. The two towns on the island are Dræbyen (its Capital) in the centre of the northern coast and Leifby on the eastern.The largest village is Mårgen located south west of Dræbyen, a rare non costal settlement. Bårgnes is a small village on the north east coast of the isle and Høystein is a costal hamlet that grew into a village in the late 1970s (similarly on the south eastern shores, further west than Bårgnes). The small hamlet of Fergehavn is built around the beagle straits on the western edge of the island.

There are numerous offshore islets and skerries: the Knust Shoal is a group of six islands of the west coast of Leifby, round the coast to the east are Slange Isle and Mindre Slange, and off the north eastern coast are Sverd Isle, Mål Isle and Creig Stim. The HNLMS Parel van Azië carrying a cargo of steel from the Port of Ghent to Kristiansand wrecked on Sverd Isle,12 of the 45 crew drowned before the ship could be reached by the Town Stanley life guard.

The geology of Fyrkyrak (as well as all Finnféaran) is complex, with numerous faults and fold axes.

Two mountain ranges dominate the island, the Kalv Mountains in the south west and the larger Kølgers in the east. Skyer peak is the tallest point of the island at 1113m.