Hjörsey

Hjörsey

Native name: Hjörsey
Hjörsey Location of Hjörsey within Iceland
Geography
Location	Atlantic Ocean
Coordinates	64°31′36.52″N 22°20′58.74″W
Area	5.5 km^2 (2.1 sq mi)
Length	10.98 km (6.823 mi)[1]
Administration
Iceland
Constituency	Norðvesturkjördæmi
Region	Vesturland
Capital and largest city	Reykjavík
President	Guðni Th. Jóhannesson
Area covered	102,775 km^2 (39,682 sq mi; 1868636.4%)
Additional information
Time zone	IST (UTC+0)

Hjörsey (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈçœr̥sˌeiː] ^ⓘ) is the largest island in western Iceland and the third largest in Iceland.[1] It was part of the traditional county of Mýrasýsla; there used to be a church on Hjörsey, but it was taken apart in 1896.[2] The island was also formerly home to a farm.[3] While there is no human population on the island, a herd of wild horses is able to roam the island freely.[4]

References

1. "Hjörsey". Geoview.info. 17 February 2012. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
2. "HJÖRSEY". Nordic Adventure Travel. 2016. Archived from the original on 21 February 2006. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
3. "Places: Hjörsey". Iceland Road Guide Online. Vegahandbókin ehf.
4. McMahon, Sara (12 February 2014). "A heartwarming story of a unique friendship between a four-year-old girl and a foal". Iceland Magazine. Imag ehf. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 3 July 2017.