Hestur
Hestø, Hestoy
61°57′N 6°54′W
Hestur (Danish: Hestø) is an island in the central Faroe Islands, to the west of Streymoy and the south of Koltur. Hestur means horse in Faroese.
Erik Christensen, Porkeri (Contact at the Danish Wikipedia) / CC BY-SA 3.0
Terrain
61°57′N 6°54′W
Overview
Hestur (Danish: Hestø) is an island in the central Faroe Islands, to the west of Streymoy and the south of Koltur. Hestur means horse in Faroese. On the west coast is a guillemot colony. In the north there is moorland with four small lakes, of which Fagradalsvatn is the largest. At Hælur, Hestur's southernmost tip, there is a lighthouse. The island has one settlement, a village also named Hestur on the east coast. The village enjoys the view over to Gamlarætt and Velbastaður on Streymoy. There is a ferry link to the port at Gamlarætt.
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Also in Útoyggjar
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Photographs
The island of Hestur, Faroe Islands, as seen from Sandoy
Erik Christensen, Porkeri (Contact at the Danish Wikipedia) / CC BY-SA 3.0
Hestur luftfoto.
Faroe Islands, view of the Hestur island
Wyspy Owcze
Two of the Faroe Islands, namely Hestur (front, left) and Koltur (back, right). In the background: Parts of Vágar and Streymoy.
View from Skopun to Hestur, Faroe Islands
Erik Christensen, Porkeri (Contact at the Danish Wikipedia) / CC BY-SA 3.0
Kirkjubøur on Streymoy, Faroe Islands
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Main street of the village, Hestur, Faroe Islands
Main street of the village, Hestur, Faroe Islands
Sources
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- Hestur, Faroe Islands. Erik Christensen, Porkeri (Contact at the Danish Wikipedia) / CC BY-SA 3.0
- East Coast of Koltur Faroe Islands. EileenSanda / CC BY-SA 3.0
- Hestur luftfoto.. Tnielsen1984 / CC BY-SA 4.0
- Koltur 2014 view towards south and Hestur. EileenSanda / CC BY-SA 3.0
- Sandoy, Trøllhøvdið, Hestur, Koltur and Streymoy Faroe Islands. EileenSanda / CC BY-SA 3.0
- Is03170-Wid na Hestur. PanWoyteczek / CC BY 4.0
- Is03222-Hestur. PanWoyteczek / CC BY 4.0
- Hestur and Koltur. Erik Fløan / Public domain
- Skopun and Hestur. Erik Christensen, Porkeri (Contact at the Danish Wikipedia) / CC BY-SA 3.0
- Kirkjubøur, Faroe Islands (5). Erik Christensen, Porkeri (Contact at the Danish Wikipedia) / CC BY-SA 3.0
- Hestur4. Torbenbrinker / CC BY-SA 3.0
- Hestur5. Torbenbrinker / CC BY-SA 3.0