Apavatn

Apavatn is a lake in southwest . With a surface area of around 13 km2 it is much larger than the neighbouring lake of , which lies to the north of Apavatn. Apavatn is renowned for its good fishing, especially trout.
Wikipedia
Fingalo, CC BY-SA 2.0 de.
  • Lake
  • …has a surface elevation of 59 metres (194 feet)
  • …is also known as “Apa Lake”
  • Description: lake in southern Iceland

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Laugarvatn and Skálholt.
Fingalo, CC BY-SA 2.0 de.
is a village, which is situated 6 km northwest of Apavatn.
Salvor, Public domain.
is a historical site in the south of , at the river Hvítá. is situated 8 km southeast of Apavatn.
Steinninn, CC BY 4.0.
is a hamlet, which is situated 10 km southeast of Apavatn.

Apavatn

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Latitude
64.17364° or 64° 10′ 25″ north
Longitude
-20.65693° or 20° 39′ 25″ west
Open location code
99PX58FV+F6
Geo­Names ID
3418577
Wiki­data ID
Q388709

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In Other Languages

From Belarusian to Venetian—“Apavatn” goes by many names.
  • Belarusian: “Апаватн”
  • Chinese: “阿帕湖”
  • Chuvash: “Апаватн”
  • Dutch: “Apavatn”
  • Esperanto: “Apavatn”
  • French: “Apavatn”
  • Georgian: “აპავატნი”
  • German: “Apavatn”
  • Icelandic: “Apavatn”
  • Italian: “Apavatn”
  • Japanese: “アパヴァトン湖”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Apavatn”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Apavatn”
  • Norwegian: “Apavatn”
  • Ossetian: “Апаватн”
  • Polish: “Apavatn”
  • Portuguese: “Lago Apavatn”
  • Russian: “Апаватн”
  • Swedish: “Apavatn”
  • Turkish: “Apavatn”
  • Ukrainian: “Апаватн”
  • Venetian: “Apavatn”

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Localities in the Area

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