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the Kallur lighthouse in the Faroe Islands
November 12, 2014

Kallur Lighthouse

From a northern promontory on the Faroe island of Kalsoy, the Kallur lighthouse boasts a panoramic view of the sea and neighboring islands. About a hundred people inhabit four villages on remote Kalsoy, one of 18 islands making up the North Atlantic archipelago.

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Photograph by Grégoire Sieuw, National Geographic Your Shot

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