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Vágar

Sørvágsvatn

Leitisvatn, sometimes called Sørvágsvatn, is the largest lake in the . It is situated on the island of , between the municipalities of and Vágar.
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Photo: Kallerna, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: Kallerna, CC BY-SA 4.0.
  • Type: Lake
  • Description: largest lake in the Faroe Islands
  • Also known as: “Leitisvatn”, “Sörvaags-Vand”, and “Sorvagsvatn”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Vágar Airport and Miðvágs kirkja.

Aerodrome
Photo: Beyer007, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is the only airport in the , and is located 1 NM east of the village of , on the island of and 46 km west of the capital . It is the main operating base for Faroese flag carrier Atlantic Airways.

Church
Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Miðvágur and Vatnsoyrar.

Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
, is a village in the Faroe Islands on . It has been a municipality until 1 January 2009 when it fused with into Vága kommuna. Located on the south coast of the island of , is the largest town on this Faroese island.

Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village founded in 1921 in the middle of the of Vagar. , being created in 1921, is one of the youngest settlements in the Faroes.

Village
Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village on the island of in the . It is located at the landward end of . is the largest village in .

Sørvágsvatn

Latitude
62.04771° or 62° 2′ 52″ north
Longitude
-7.23705° or 7° 14′ 13″ west
Elevation
76 metres (249 feet)
Open location code
9CJJ2QX7+35
Open­Street­Map ID
way 45676892
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­water
Open­Street­Map feature
water=­lake
Geo­Names ID
2612892
Wiki­data ID
Q932408
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Venetian—“Sørvágsvatn” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “سورفاجسفاتن”
  • Armenian: “Սյորվոգսվաթն”
  • Asturian: “Sørvágsvatn”
  • Basque: “Sørvágsvatn”
  • Bengali: “সারভগস্ভাটন”
  • Breton: “Sørvágsvatn”
  • Catalan: “Leitisvatn”
  • Catalan: “Sørvágsvatn”
  • Chinese: “瑟沃格湖”
  • Czech: “Sørvágsvatn”
  • Danish: “Sørvagsvatn”
  • Danish: “Sørvágsvatn”
  • Dutch: “Sørvágsvatn”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “بحيره صورفاقسفاتن”
  • Faroese: “Leitisvatn”
  • Faroese: “Sørvágsvatn”
  • Faroese: “Vatnið”
  • French: “Leitisvatn”
  • French: “Sørvágsvatn”
  • German: “Bosdalaa”
  • German: “Bøsdalaá”
  • German: “Bosdalafossur”
  • German: “Bøsdalafossur”
  • German: “Leitisvatn”
  • German: “Sorvagsvatn”
  • German: “Sörvagsvatn”
  • German: “Sørvágsvatn”
  • German: “Vatnid”
  • German: “Vatnið”
  • Hebrew: “סורבגסבטן”
  • Hungarian: “Sørvágsvatn”
  • Icelandic: “Saurvogsvatn”
  • Icelandic: “Sørvágsvatn”
  • Italian: “Lago Sørvágsvatn”
  • Italian: “Sørvágsvatn”
  • Japanese: “ソルヴァグスヴァトン湖”
  • Korean: “레이티스바튼”
  • Korean: “쇠르보그스바튼”
  • Latvian: “Servosvatns”
  • Macedonian: “Сорвагсватн”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Leitisvatn”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Sørvágsvatn”
  • Norwegian: “Sørvágsvatn”
  • Polish: “Leitisvatn”
  • Polish: “Sorvagsvatn”
  • Polish: “Sørvágsvatn”
  • Russian: “Сёрвогсватн”
  • Russian: “Сорвагсватн”
  • Slovenian: “Sørvágsvatn”
  • Spanish: “Sørvágsvatn”
  • Swedish: “Leitisvatn”
  • Swedish: “Sörvagsvatn”
  • Swedish: “Sörvágsvatn”
  • Swedish: “Sørvágsvatn”
  • Turkish: “Sørvágsvatn Gölü”
  • Turkish: “Sorvagsvatn”
  • Turkish: “Sørvágsvatn”
  • Ukrainian: “Сорвагсватн”
  • Venetian: “Sørvágsvatn”

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Highlights include Vørðuklettar and Trøllakampasandur.

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