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Hergilsey

Hergilsey is a small, uninhabited Icelandic island in . The island is most noted for having been home to Ingjald, his wife, Thorgerda and their disabled son Helgi Ingjaldsson. Ingjald sheltered Gisli while he was an outlaw.
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Hergilsey

Latitude
65.43329° or 65° 25′ 60″ north
Longitude
-23.01869° or 23° 1′ 7″ west
Open location code
99QRCXMJ+8G
Open­Street­Map ID
way 7993097
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­islet
Geo­Names ID
3416416
Wiki­data ID
Q16427618
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In Other Languages

From Bulgarian to Turkish—“Hergilsey” goes by many names.
  • Bulgarian: “Хергилсей”
  • Cebuano: “Hergilsey”
  • Danish: “Hergilsey”
  • Dutch: “Hergilsey”
  • German: “Hergilsey”
  • Icelandic: “Hergilsey”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Hergilsey”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Hergilsey”
  • Swedish: “Hergilsey”
  • Turkish: “Hergilsey”

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