Sandsvatn

The Sandsvatn is the largest lake on the island of and the third largest in the , measuring 0.8 km2 with a depth of 5 metres. It is situated in a valley between and , just north of the latter on Road 30.
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  • Lake
  • …lies at an elevation of 47 metres (154 feet)
  • Description: lake in Faroe Islands
  • Also known as
    “Lake Sandsvatn”
    “Sand Sö”
    “Sandsvand”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Sands kirkja.
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is a church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sandur and Skarvanes.
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is a village on the south coast of the island of in the .
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is a village on , in the . is situated 7 km southeast of Sandsvatn.
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is a town in the situated on the northern coast of . is situated 7 km northwest of Sandsvatn.

Sandsvatn

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Latitude
61.84735° or 61° 50′ 51″ north
Longitude
-6.81901° or 6° 49′ 8″ west
Open location code
9CHMR5WJ+W9
Geo­Names ID
2614214
Wiki­data ID
Q1257382

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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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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Klubbin and Gróthúsvatn.

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