Bessavatn
Bessavatn is a lake in Suðuroy, Faroe Islands. Bessavatn is situated nearby to the locality Í Botni, as well as near the neighborhood Í Trøðini.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Borgarknappur and Botnur Power Plant.
Borgarknappur
Peak
Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Borgarknappur is a mountain in Suðuroy, Faroe Islands.
Botnur Power Plant
Power station
Photo: EileenSanda, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Botnur power plant is a hydroelectric power station supplying the Faroe Islands' southernmost island of Suðuroy with electricity. It is located to the north of Vágur.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Vágur and Øravík.
Vágur
Village
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Vágur, meaning bay, is a town and municipality on the island of Suðuroy, part of the Faroe Islands. It is situated on the east coast of the island on the Vágsfjørður fjord, and was founded in the fourteenth century.
Øravík
Village
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Øravík is a village on the east coast of the island of Suðuroy in the Faroe Islands. The village is located in the center of the island on a crossroad where the road to Fámjin goes towards west over the mountains to the west coast.
Fámjin
Village
Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fámjin is a village located on the western side of Suðuroy, the southernmost island in Faroe Islands. Fámjin is looking directly out to the North Atlantic Ocean.
Bessavatn
- Type: Lake
- Category: body of water
- Location: Suðuroy, Faroe Islands, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
61.50308° or 61° 30′ 11″ northLongitude
-6.8266° or 6° 49′ 36″ westElevation
222 metres (728 feet)Open location code
9CHMG53F+69OpenStreetMap ID
way 355489058OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=lakeGeoNames ID
2624166
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Bessavatn” goes by many names.
- Faroese: “Bessavatn”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Í Botni and Í Herdali.
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Highlights include Ærgifossur and Tjørnin oman Gjónna.
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