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HesturHestur is an island in central Faroe Islands, located to the west of Streymoy and to the south of Koltur. The name means 'the horse.' The island had one settlement: Hestur on the east coast. In 1919 a fishing accident resulted in the deaths of 1/3 of Hestur's men. There are four mountains: Nakkur (296 m), Mlin (421 m), Eggjarrk (421 m) and lvastakkur (125 m) (a pinnacle on the west coast). Also located on the west coast is a large colony of guillemot. In the north of Hestur there is a moorland with four small lakes, of which Fagradalsvatn is the largest. At Haelur, Hestur's southern-most tip, there is a lighthouse.
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