Vatnsdalsvatn
Vatnsdalsvatn is a lake in Sandoyar, Faroe Islands. Vatnsdalsvatn is situated nearby to the locality Ovasti Vatnsdalur, as well as near Leitannatangi.Places of Interest
Highlights include Dals kirkja.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Skarvanes and Dalur.
Skarvanes
Village
Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Skarvanes is a village on Sandoy, in the Faroe Islands. It temporarily became extinct in 2000 when its last permanent inhabitant died, though the population has since rebounded; as of 2013, the population is 13, with most of the houses being uses as holiday homes.
Dalur
Village
Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dalur is a village in the Faroe Islands. Dalur is located on the east-side of Sandoy. The village lies in the bottom of a relatively large valley. Dalur means valley in Faroese.
Húsavík
Village
Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Húsavík is an old village located on the east of the island of Sandoy, in Húsavík Municipality, Faroe Islands. In the centre of Húsavík there is a ruin called ‘Heimi á Garði’.
Vatnsdalsvatn
- Type: Lake
- Category: body of water
- Location: Sandoyar, Faroe Islands, Nordic countries, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
61.78418° or 61° 47′ 3″ northLongitude
-6.72498° or 6° 43′ 30″ westElevation
124 metres (407 feet)Open location code
9CHMQ7MG+M2OpenStreetMap ID
way 589703545OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=lakeGeoNames ID
2610693
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In Other Languages
“Vatnsdalsvatn” goes by many names.
- Faroese: “Vatnsdalsvatn”
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Localities in the Area
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