Koltur

Local nameKoltur
LocationFaroe Islands

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. Koltur has two mountains, Kolturshamar and Fjallið 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.

Tags CoastIsland
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Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koltur

Coordinates 61°59'25.854" N -6°58'59.686" E

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