Lake Leynar

Lake Leynar is a lake on the island of in the . Lake Leynar is the sixth-largest natural lake in the Faroe Islands and it measures 0.18 square kilometers.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Frammi við Gjónna and Kvívík Church.

Dwelling
is an abandoned village in the . A farm was established in the village as a settlement village in 1815, but there was probably already settlement at the site even earlier.

Church
Photo: EileenSanda, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Leynar and Stykkið.

Village
Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village in the , a self-governing overseas administrative division of . The village is situated on the western coast of the island of in the municipality of Kvívíkar.

Village
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is a village on the west coast of the Faroese island in Kvívík Municipality. Founded in 1845, its postal code is FO 330. Its 2005 population was 42.

Village
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is a village and municipality on the west coast of in the .

Lake Leynar

Latitude
62.12842° or 62° 7′ 42″ north
Longitude
-7.02397° or 7° 1′ 26″ west
Elevation
196 metres (643 feet)
Open location code
9CJJ4XHG+9C
Open­Street­Map ID
way 261724114
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­water
Open­Street­Map feature
water=­lake
Geo­Names ID
2617769
Wiki­data ID
Q302162
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Satellite Map

Discover Lake Leynar from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Danish to Welsh—“Lake Leynar” goes by many names.
  • Danish: “Leynavatn”
  • Faroese: “Leynavatn”
  • Hungarian: “Leynavatn”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Leynavatn”
  • Norwegian: “Leynavatn”
  • Swedish: “Leynavatn”
  • Welsh: “Llyn Leynar”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Frammi í Lið and Grótvalir.

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Highlights include Niðastatjørn and Heimastatjørn.

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