Kalsoy

Kalsoy

Kalsoy is an island between Eysturoy and Kunoy in the north-east of the Faroe Islands. Its name means the Man Island, while the island to the east of it is called Kunoy, whose name means the Woman Island. With no bridges, tunnels or causeways, Kalsoy is a relatively isolated island. On the west coast steep cliffs run the length of the island, while on the eastern slopes valleys shelter the four small villages of Húsar, Mikladalur, Syðradalur and Trøllanes, with a combined population of less than 80. There is a lighthouse in Kallur at the northern tip of Kalsoy. The island's northern and western coastline has been designated an Important Bird Area by BirdLife International for its importance as a breeding site for seabirds, particularly Atlantic Puffins, European Storm Petrels and Black Guillemots. Among the many legends of Kalsoy, the most famous is the legend of the Selkie or the Seal Woman of Mikladalur. The island is notable for the fact that during the filming of the 25th James Bond movie, No Time to Die, the northernmost part of Kalsoy and its landscape were used as a substitute for the Kuril Islands in eastern Russia.