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{{Infobox|location
| image		= [[File:LA19 Koholint.png]]
| caption       = Koholint Island as it appears in the [[The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (2019)|2019 Remake]]
| game		= ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening|Link's Awakening]]''
| inhab		= [[Human]]s<br/>[[Owl]]<br/>[[Wind Fish]]<br/>Animals
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As the island setting of ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening|Link's Awakening]]'', '''Koholint Island''' is a large, mysterious place filled with strange people and locations. It is as expansive as it is hostile. The entire island lies in the shadow of an [[Wind Fish's Egg|Egg]], which lies on top of the island's [[Mt. Tamaranch|tallest mountain]].{{Ref|pg. 102|The large egg sitting atop the island's tallest mountain is Koholint's most notable characteristic.|''[[The Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Historia]]''}}  In this egg lies the [[Wind Fish]], the guardian of the island. However, it is later revealed that the entire island is actually a product of the Wind Fish's dream.{{Ref|LA|229|Wind Fish}} The entire island is covered by nothing but water, and the only way to leave is by waking the Wind Fish.{{Ref|pg. 102|Though Link attempted to leave the island, the citizens insisted that there was nothing beyond the ocean.|''The Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Historia}}{{Ref|pg. 103|As he collected the Instruments of the Sirens, Link uncovered a shocking truth.<br/>The world in which he had found himself existed within the Wind Fish's dream, and waking the Wind Fish would cause the island to disappear in a stream of bubbles.|''The Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Historia}} After getting caught in a storm at sea, [[Link]] washes up here.{{Ref|pg. 102|Link was in the midst of journeying back to Hyrule by boat after finishing his training.<br/>During the voyage, he was caught up in a storm that sank his ship. Upon regaining consciousness, Link found that he had washed ashore on an island called Koholint.|''The Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Historia}}

==Locations==
Koholint Island is home to several different natural environments, such as forests, swamps, and prairies.{{Ref|pg. 102|'''Koholint Island'''<br/>An island with abundant natural areas, surrounded by ocean.|''The Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Historia''}} Its biggest region is [[Ukuku Prairie]], spreading throughout the center of the island. To the north lies the [[Tal Tal Mountain Range]], where the Wind Fish's Egg resides.

===Villages===
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{{Gallery/Box|file=Animal.png|link=Animal Village|caption=[[Animal Village]]}}
{{Gallery/Box|file=Mabe Village Ingame.png|link=Mabe Village|caption=[[Mabe Village]]}}
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===Regions===
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{{Gallery/Box|file=LA Cemetery.png|link=Cemetery|caption=[[Cemetery]]}}
{{Gallery/Box|file=East of the Bay.png|link=East of the Bay|caption=[[East of the Bay]]}}
{{Gallery/Box|file=Face Shrine Region.png|link=Face Shrine (Region)|caption=[[Face Shrine (Region)|Face Shrine]]}}
{{Gallery/Box|file=Goponga Swamp Map.jpg|link=Goponga Swamp|caption=[[Goponga Swamp]]}}
{{Gallery/Box|file=Koholint Prairie.png|link=Koholint Prairie|caption=[[Koholint Prairie]]}}
{{Gallery/Box|file=Martha's Bay.png|link=Martha's Bay|caption=[[Martha's Bay]]}}
{{Gallery/Box|file=Mt Tamaranch.png|link=Mt. Tamaranch|caption=[[Mt. Tamaranch]]}}
{{Gallery/Box|file=Mysterious Woods.jpg|link=Mysterious Forest|caption=[[Mysterious Forest]]}}
{{Gallery/Box|file=Pothole Field.png|link=Pothole Field|caption=[[Pothole Field]]}}
{{Gallery/Box|file=Rapids Ride region.png|link=Rapids Ride|caption=[[Rapids Ride]]}}
{{Gallery/Box|file=Maze.jpg|link=Signpost Maze|caption=[[Signpost Maze]]}}
{{Gallery/Box|file=South of the Village.png|link=South of the Village|caption=[[South of the Village]]}}
{{Gallery/Box|file=Tab.png|link=Tabahl Wasteland|caption=[[Tabahl Wasteland]]}}
{{Gallery/Box|file=Tal Tal Heights.png|link=Tal Tal Heights|caption=[[Tal Tal Heights]]}}
{{Gallery/Box|file=Tal Tal Mountain Range.png|link=Tal Tal Mountain Range|caption=[[Tal Tal Mountain Range]]}}
{{Gallery/Box|file=250px-Shores.png|link=Toronbo Shores|caption=[[Toronbo Shores]]}}
{{Gallery/Box|file=Ukuku Prairie.png|link=Ukuku Prairie|caption=[[Ukuku Prairie]]}}
{{Gallery/Box|file=LA Under the Bridge.png|link=Under the Bridge|caption=[[Under the Bridge]]}}
{{Gallery/Box|file=Yarna Desert.png|link=Yarna Desert|caption=[[Yarna Desert]]}}
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==Inhabitants==
Many characters in ''Link's Awakening'' live in Koholint's two villages, [[Mabe Village]] and [[Animal Village]].

===Mabe Village===
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{{Gallery/Box|file=Marin.png|link=Marin|caption=[[Marin]]}}
{{Gallery/Box|file=Tarin.png|link=Tarin|caption=[[Tarin]]}}
{{Gallery/Box|file=MadameMeowMeow.png|link=Madam MeowMeow|caption=[[Madam MeowMeow]]}}
{{Gallery/Box|file=BowWow Sprite.png|link=BowWow|caption=[[BowWow]]}}
{{Gallery/Box|file=Small-Chain-Chomp-4.png|link=CiaoCiao|caption=[[CiaoCiao]]}}
{{Gallery/Box|file=Small-Chain-Chomp.png|link=ChowChow|caption=[[ChowChow]]}}
{{Gallery/Box|file=Ulrira.png|link=Old Man Ulrira|caption=[[Old Man Ulrira]]}}
{{Gallery/Box|file=Grandma Ulrira.png|link=Grandma Yahoo|caption=[[Grandma Yahoo]]}}
{{Gallery/Box|file=Papahl.png|link=Papahl|caption=[[Papahl]]}}
{{Gallery/Box|file=Papahl's Wife.png|link=Mamasha|caption=[[Mamasha]]}}
{{Gallery/Box|file=Trendy Game Shop Owner.png|link=Trendy Gamester|caption=[[Trendy Gamester]]}}
{{Gallery/Box|file=Shop Keeper.png|link=Town Tool Shopkeeper|caption=[[Town Tool Shopkeeper]]}}
{{Gallery/Box|file=Quadruplets.png|link=Island Quadruplets|caption=[[Island Quadruplets]]}}
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===Animal Village===
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{{Gallery/Box|file=Chef Bear.png|link=Chef Bear|caption=[[Chef Bear]]}}
{{Gallery/Box|file=Christine.png|link=Christine|caption=[[Christine]]}}
{{Gallery/Box|file=Schule Donavitch.png|link=Schule Donavitch|caption=[[Schule Donavitch]]}}
{{Gallery/Box|file=Hippo American Sprite.png|link=Hippo|caption=[[Hippo]]}}
{{Gallery/Box|file=Rabbits.png|link=Rabbits|caption=[[Rabbits]]}}
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===Other===
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{{Gallery/Box|file=Crazy Tracy.png|link=Crazy Tracy|caption=[[Crazy Tracy]]}}
{{Gallery/Box|file=Cucco Keeper.png|link=Cucco Keeper|caption=[[Cucco Keeper]]}}
{{Gallery/Box|file=Fisherman.png|link=Fisherman (Link's Awakening)|caption=[[Fisherman (Link's Awakening)|Fisherman]]}}
{{Gallery/Box|file=FlyingRooster Large.png|link=Flying Rooster|caption=[[Flying Rooster]]}}
{{Gallery/Box|file=River-Zora-LA-Sprite.png|link=Secret Zora|caption=[[Secret Zora]]}}
{{Gallery/Box|file=Ghost.png|link=Ghost|caption=[[Ghost]]}}
{{Gallery/Box|file=Goriya LA.png|link=Secret Goriya|caption=[[Secret Goriya]]}}
{{Gallery/Box|file=Kiki-LA-Sprite.png|link=Kiki|caption=[[Kiki]]}}
{{Gallery/Box|file=Mad Batter LA.png|link=Mad Batter|caption=[[Mad Batter]]}}
{{Gallery/Box|file=Mamu Sprite.png|link=Mamu|caption=[[Mamu]]}}
{{Gallery/Box|file=Manbo.png|link=Manbo|caption=[[Manbo]]}}
{{Gallery/Box|file=Martha.png|link=Martha|caption=[[Martha]]}}
{{Gallery/Box|file=Mr. Write.png|link=Mr. Write|caption=[[Mr. Write]]}}
{{Gallery/Box|file=Photographer.png|link=Photographer|caption=[[Photographer]]}}
{{Gallery/Box|file=Rapids Ride Operator Sprite.png|link=Rapids Ride Operator|caption=[[Rapids Ride Operator]]}}
{{Gallery/Box|file=Richard.png|link=Richard (Link's Awakening)|caption=[[Richard (Link's Awakening)|Richard]]}}
{{Gallery/Box|file=Sale.png|link=Sale|caption=[[Sale]]}}
{{Gallery/Box|file=Syrup.png|link=Syrup|caption=[[Syrup]]}}
{{Gallery/Box|file=Walrus.png|link=Walrus|caption=[[Walrus]]}}
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==Gallery==
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File:Koholint-Island-Artwork.jpg|''Artwork of Koholint Island from the [[Link's Awakening Nintendo Player's Guide|Nintendo Player's Guide]]''
File:Koholint-Island-Artwork-1.png|''Koholint Island from a distance''
File:Koholint-Island.png|''Artwork of Koholint Island''
File:La19-koholint.png|''Artwork of Koholint Island in the 2019 remake''
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