Hjörsey

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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 / 64.5268111°N 22.3496500°W / 64.5268111; -22.3496500Coordinates: 64°31′36.52″N 22°20′58.74″W / 64.5268111°N 22.3496500°W / 64.5268111; -22.3496500
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 km2 (39,682 sq mi)
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 wild herd of horses is able to roam the island freely.^[4]

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