Sandsvatn
The Sandsvatn is the largest lake on the island of Sandoy and the third largest in the Faroe Islands, measuring 0.8 km2 with a depth of 5 metres. It is situated in a valley between Skopun and Sandur, just north of the latter on Road 30.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Lake
- Description: lake in Faroe Islands
- Also known as: “Lake Sandsvatn”, “Sand Sö”, and “Sandsvand”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Sands kirkja.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sandur and Skarvanes.
Sandur
Village
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Sandur is a village on the south coast of the island of Sandoy in the Faroe Islands. The Sandur hoard of silver coins, dating to the end of the 11th century, attests to the long history of the village.
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. Skarvanes is situated 7 km southeast of Sandsvatn.
Skopun
Village
Skopun is a town in the Faroe Islands situated on the northern coast of Sandoy. Skopun is the second-largest town on the island. Skopun Municipality consists only of the town of Skopun. Skopun is situated 7 km northwest of Sandsvatn.
Sandsvatn
- Category: body of water
- Location: Sandoyar, Faroe Islands, Nordic countries, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Turkish—“Sandsvatn” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Sandsvatn”
- Czech: “Sandsvatn”
- Danish: “Sandsvatn”
- Dutch: “Sandsvatn”
- Esperanto: “Sandsvatn”
- Faroese: “Sandsvatn”
- French: “Sandsvatn”
- German: “Sandsvatn”
- Hebrew: “סאנדסוואטן”
- Hebrew: “סנדסואטן”
- Latvian: “Sandsvatns”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Sandsvatn”
- Norwegian: “Sandsvatn”
- Spanish: “Sandsvatn”
- Swedish: “Sandsvatn”
- Swedish: “Sandvatn”
- Turkish: “Sandsvatn Gölü”
- Turkish: “Sandsvatn”
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Sandsvatn”. Photo: EileenSanda, CC BY-SA 3.0.