After the E current has run for 1 hour, a slight eddy forms near the rocky shoal which lies close N of the village of Skopun (61°54'N., 6°53'W.). During the whole of the E current, an eddy runs SW round the S end of Hestur. In Kolturssund (61°58'N., 6°56'W.), the W tidal current begins about 4 hours 30 minutes after HW at Trongisvagur. The E tidal current begins about 2 hours 30 minutes before HW at Trongisvagur. An eddy is formed under the NW side of Hestur when the W tidal current has run for 1 hour. An eddy is formed near the S extremity of Koltur when the E current has run for 1 hour.

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