Gásavatn
Gásavatn is a lake in Streymoy, Faroe Islands. Gásavatn is situated nearby to the locality Krókur, as well as near Skúgvaflatirnar.Places of Interest
Highlights include Saksun Church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Saksun and Vestmanna.
Saksun
Village
Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Streymoy is the largest of the Faroe Islands. The 24,700 inhabitants make up nearly half of the population of the Faroe Islands.
Vestmanna
Village
Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Streymoy is the largest of the Faroe Islands. The 24,700 inhabitants make up nearly half of the population of the Faroe Islands.
Slættanes
Hamlet
Slættanes is a village on the island of Vágar in the western Faroes, which is now abandoned and only used as summer homes. Slættanes, like the also-abandoned village of Víkar, is on the northern coast of the island.
Gásavatn
- Type: Lake
- Also known as: “Gasavatn”
- Category: body of water
- Location: Streymoy, Faroe Islands, Nordic countries, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
62.21337° or 62° 12′ 48″ northLongitude
-7.19219° or 7° 11′ 32″ westElevation
306 metres (1,004 feet)Open location code
9CJJ6R75+84OpenStreetMap ID
way 543188023OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=lakeGeoNames ID
2621588
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Gásavatn” goes by many names.
- Faroese: “Gásavatn”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Pætursfjall and Reynini.
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