Sandvatn
Sandvatn is a lake in South Iceland, Iceland.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Veiðivötn.
Veiðivötn
Locality
Photo: LBM1948, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Veiðivötn is a volcanic lake region in the Highlands of central Iceland, where approximately 50 lakes fill two rows of fissure vents. Geologically, Veiðivötn is part of the Bárðarbunga volcanic system. Veiðivötn is situated 9 km north of Sandvatn.
Sandvatn
- Type: Lake
- Description: lake in Skaftárhreppur, Iceland
- Category: body of water
- Location: South Iceland, Iceland, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
64.03824° or 64° 2′ 18″ northLongitude
-18.73997° or 18° 44′ 24″ westElevation
735 metres (2,411 feet)Open location code
9CP327Q6+72OpenStreetMap ID
way 704349524OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=lakeGeoNames ID
2627390Wikidata ID
Q49309918
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to French—“Sandvatn” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Sandvatn (lanaw sa Islandya, Suðurland, lat 64,04, long -18,74)”
- Cebuano: “Sandvatn”
- French: “Sandvatn”
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