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    Koltur

    62°00′N 7°00′W

    Koltur is an island in the Faroe Islands, located to the west of Streymoy and to the north-west of Hestur. The name 'Koltur' means 'colt', in contrast with the name of the larger island to the south-east, 'Hestur', which means 'horse'. The island has just one settlement, Koltur.

    Koltur

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    Koltur is an island in the Faroe Islands, located to the west of Streymoy and to the north-west of Hestur. The name 'Koltur' means 'colt', in contrast with the name of the larger island to the south-east, 'Hestur', which means 'horse'. The island has just one settlement, Koltur. It was abandoned in the 1980s by the sheep-farmers whose flocks grazed on the southern part of the island. Since then only two people have returned (in 1994). Koltur has two mountains, Kolturshamar (478 m) and Fjallið (101m) which strictly speaking is not a mountain, the name however translates directly as "The Mountain" and is considered by many as the smallest mountain in the country. The island supports 160 adult sheep.

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    Nearest islands

    Also in Útoyggjar

    • Streymoy

      375 km²▲ 789 m

      Major islands

    • Eysturoy

      287 km²▲ 880 m

      Major islands

    • Vágar

      177 km²▲ 722 m

      Major islands

    • Sandoy

      111 km²▲ 479 m

      Major islands

    • Borðoy

      95.1 km²▲ 772 m

      Major islands

    • Viðoy

      40.8 km²▲ 841 m

      Minor islands

    • Kunoy

      35.4 km²▲ 830 m

      Minor islands

    • Kalsoy

      30.5 km²▲ 788 m

      Minor islands

    Also in Faroe Islands

    • Streymoy

      375 km²▲ 789 m

      Major islands

    • Eysturoy

      287 km²▲ 880 m

      Major islands

    • Vágar

      177 km²▲ 722 m

      Major islands

    • Suðuroy

      165 km²▲ 605 m

      Major islands

    • Sandoy

      111 km²▲ 479 m

      Major islands

    • Borðoy

      95.1 km²▲ 772 m

      Major islands

    • Viðoy

      40.8 km²▲ 841 m

      Minor islands

    • Kunoy

      35.4 km²▲ 830 m

      Minor islands

    Sources

    Facts

    • Geometry, areas and high points: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Copernicus GLO-30, via Talus.
    • Talus
    • Wikidata
    • Wikipedia

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