🌊 Sandsvatn

Faroe Islands · Europe · 7 m · 61.85°N, 6.82°W

The Sandsvatn is the largest lake on the island of Sandoy and the third largest in the Faroe Islands, measuring 0.8 km2 with a depth of 5 metres. It is situated in a valley between Skopun and Sandur, just north of the latter on Road 30. At the northern end of the lake are the island's school centre and a copse (plantation) which was badly damaged by a 1988 hurricane.

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Quick facts

Country	Faroe Islands
Continent / region	Europe
Surface elevation	7 m above sea level
Coordinates (approx.)	61.85°N, 6.82°W · view on map

Sandsvatn sits at 7 m in Faroe Islands, in Europe. The full story of this lake is described by the sourced introduction above (from Wikipedia).

More lakes in Faroe Islands

Lake Leynar · Fjallavatn · Stóravatn · Kirkjuvatn · Lake Toftir · Lake Eiði · Sørvágsvatn.

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