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    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...
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    to the largest region of the country that also includes the islands of Hestur, Koltur and Nólsoy. The island is oblong in shape and stretches roughly...
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    the south-west coast of Streymoy and has a view towards the islands of Hestur and Koltur towards the west, and to Sandoy towards the south. It lies south...
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    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'...
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    Hestur in Gamlarætt and Skúvoy in Sandur. The Faroese Útoyggjafelagið (transl. Outpost Island Society) lobbied for a branch to the island of Hestur,...
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  • house; if there is an adjective: det gamle hus, the old house Icelandic: hestur, horse; hesturinn, the horse Macedonian: стол stol, chair; столот stolot...
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    Kirkjubøargarður Kirkjubøargarður with Hestur and Sandoy in the background. Location within the Faroe Islands General information Type Farmhouse Location...
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    Svínoy – Kirkja and Hattarvík (Fugloy) route 61: Gamlarætt (Streymoy) – Hestur route 66: Sandur (Sandoy) – Skúgvoy route 85: Gamlarætt (Streymoy) – Skopun...
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    small islands—Mykines to the west, Kalsoy, Svínoy and Fugloy to the north, Hestur west of Streymoy, and Nólsoy east of Tórshavn—have smaller ferries and some...
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    São Tomé and Príncipe Faroe Islands (Denmark) Borðoy, Eysturoy, Fugloy, Hestur, Kalsoy, Koltur, Kunoy, Lítla Dímun, Mykines, Nólsoy, Sandoy, Skúvoy, Stóra...
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    in 1997 Argir, in 2001 Kollafjørður, and finally in 2005, Kirkjubøur, Hestur, and Nólsoy. Tórshavn features a subpolar oceanic climate (Cfc), with strong...
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    Mykines 10.3 14 1.4 Mykines Vágar Skúvoy 10.0 33 3.3 Skúvoy Sandoy Hestur 6.1 20 3.3 Hestur Streymoy Stóra Dímun 2.7 10 3.7 Dímun Sandoy Koltur 2.5 1 0.4 Koltur...
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    Skúvoy, Stóra Dímun. Streymoyar sýsla – Streymoy region (TN). Streymoy, Hestur, Koltur, Nólsoy. Suðuroyar sýsla – Suðuroy region. Lítla Dímun, Suðuroy...
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    Streymoy Áarstíggjavatn Porkerisvatn in Streymoy Fagradalsvatn in Hestur Hálsvatn in Hestur Lakes portal Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lakes of the...
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    between Vágar, Streymoy and Koltur) Hestfjørður (Koltur, Hestur and Streymoy) Skopunarfjørður (Hestur, Streymoy and Sandoy) Skúvoyarfjørður (Sandoy and Skúvoy)...
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    Haldarsvík, Hósvík, Hvalvík and Saksun fused with Sunda municipality. Hestur, Kirkjubøur and Nólsoy fused with Tórshavn. Mikladalur fused with Klaksvík...
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    also passes the isle of Hestur. The strait runs between Trøllhøvdi [fo] (an islet off northern Sandoy) and the south cape of Hestur in the west and Kirkjubønes...
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    Velbastaður Kollafjørður Oyrareingir Signabøur Sund Norðradalur Syðradalur Nólsoy Hestur Koltur Progression of the population of Tórshavn since 1801: Tórshavn's...
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    Mykines 10.3 19 1.8 Mykines Vágar Skúvoy 10 61 5.7 Skúvoy Sandoy Hestur 6.1 40 7.1 Hestur Streymoy Stóra Dímun 2.7 7 1.9 Dímun Sandoy Koltur 2.5 2 0.8 Koltur...
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  • the band's remaining studio recordings were released as the album Dauður hestur (Equus Mortus). HAM did not perform again until 2001, when it was clear...
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    6°50′40″W / 62.26361°N 6.84444°W / 62.26361; -6.84444 Hestur 39 FO 280 Tórshavnar Hestur 61°57′27″N 6°53′13″W / 61.95750°N 6.88694°W / 61.95750;...
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  • Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Hainan, Haiti, Harbor, Hawaii, Heard & McDonalds, Hebrides, Hestur, the Holy See, Honduras, Howland, Ibiza, Iceland, Iran, Iraq, Isle of Man...
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  • This includes the following islands: Fugloy, Svínoy, Kalsoy, Mykines, Hestur, Koltur, Skúvoy and Stóra Dímun, which have very poor connections to the...
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    Kirkjubøur. It accommodates ferry services to the islands of Sandoy and Hestur. The port is also used for local salmon farms. Until 1993 all ferry traffic...
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  • Icelandic family. She was the daughter of Abbot Þorsteinn Halldórsson of Hestur and later Stórólfshvoll and Ingigerður Filippusdóttir of the Oddaverjar...
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    the ferry port for the route to Gamlarætt on Streymoy, occasionally via Hestur. This service ceased to operate after the Sandoyartunnilin opened for general...
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  • Hesselø The Kattegat  Denmark Hestan Solway Firth,  Scotland  United Kingdom Hestur  Faroe Islands  Denmark Heybeliada Princes' Islands  Turkey Hickory West...
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    Arbo. Nordic place names refer to the horse, such as the two islands of Hestur and Koltur, whose names mean "horse" and "foal" respectively. Equine fertility...
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    Kalsoy Viðoy Svinoy Kunoy Borðoy and later on stamps issued in the year 2000: Skúvoy Hestur Koltur Nólsoy Per á Hædd "Colour Art Photo" website v t e v t e...
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    "Madonna: Bedtime Stories". Slant Magazine. Retrieved 2 September 2017. Dauður Hestur (CD liner notes). Ham. Skifan. 1995. SCD 171.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1...
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