Koholint Island

Koholint Island is a large, square-shape island featured in Link's Awakening. While on his way back from a journey of self discovery to make himself better fit to fight the evil which might threaten Hyrule in the future, Link got shipwrecked and ended up on this mysterious isle. The island is home to a wide variety of inhabitents living peaceful and worry-free lives. Despite the hospitality of the island, it is also home to many monsters and dungeons.

Background Information
Koholint Island in fact does not exist in reality, but was actually created by The Wind Fish's dreaming, forming an entire island that seemed almost never ending. However there came a point where monsters invaded The Wind Fish's slumber and plagued his dreams with Nightmares as they attempted to take over the dream world, and The Wind Fish seemed unable to wake up. However the dream world of Koholint still provided the nessecary objects needed to awake him, primarily the Eight Instruments of the Siren which, when playing the Ballad of the Wind Fish, will awake the Wind Fish. These instruments are well hidden in the dungeons in which the Nightmares reside in, trying to prevent The Wind Fish from awakening. There is also a kind of propfesy in the Southern Face Shrine which details that the isle of Koholint is merely a dream dreamt by The Wind Fish, anf by awakening him will cause the island to disappear. This prophesy also mentions 'Cast-away, you should know the truth', which refers to Link which foretells that he would awaken The Wind Fish.

Though the island of Koholint is a dream, many of its inhabitents seem completely unaware that they are part of the dream world. Despite this, the 'legend of The Wind Fish' still holds true to the inhabitents, as a giant pink egg can be seen for miles sitting atop of Mt. Tamaranch, which is where The Wind Fish slumbers. However the only characters that seem even remotely aware of The Wind Fish's existence would be Marin, who wonders what is on the other side of the ocean and hopes that one day The Wind Fish will grant her wish of becoming a seagull, and the Owl who is greatly concerned with The Wind Fish's endless slumber. The Owl is in fact a part of The Wind Fish's soul and is the guardian of the dream world. This Owl is also the one who directs Link to find and retrieve the Eight Instruments of the Siren.

Currency
Like Hyrule, Koholint's inhabitants rely on Rupees as a medium of exchange. Rupees can be found in all areas of the island. Trading one item for another seems to be perfectly acceptable among the inhabitants, as evidenced by the trading sequence.

Geography
Koholint Island is bound to the north by the Tal Tal Mountain Range, peaking at Mt. Tamaranch. The central Western area is comprised of mostly forested and grassy areas. A river separates the island's Eastern end, after a series of rapids flows from Tal Tal Heights and calms to flow to Martha's Bay in the Southern region. The Southern End of the island, Toronboro Shores matches Yarna desert with it's sandy surface and rocky cliffs.

Regions of Koholint Island

 * Animal Village
 * Cemetery
 * East of the Bay
 * Face Shrine
 * Goponga Swamp
 * Kanalet Castle
 * Koholint Prairie
 * Mabe Village
 * Martha's Bay
 * Mysterious Forest
 * Pothole Field
 * Rapids Ride
 * Signpost Maze
 * South of the Village
 * Tabahl Wasteland
 * Tal Tal Heights
 * Tal Tal Mountain Range
 * Toronbo Shores
 * Ukuku Prairie
 * Yarna Desert

Links
Interactive clickable map of Koholint Island