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Sandsvatn

Coordinates: 61°51′N 6°49′W / 61.850°N 6.817°W / 61.850; -6.817
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Sandsvatn
Sandsvatn is located in Denmark Faroe Islands
Sandsvatn
Sandsvatn
LocationSandoy, Faroe Islands
Coordinates61°51′N 6°49′W / 61.850°N 6.817°W / 61.850; -6.817
Basin countriesDenmark
Surface area80 ha (200 acres)

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.[citation needed]

The lake used to be rich in trout, lake trout and salmon.[citation needed] It has been called an "interesting" lake for birdwatching.[1]

References

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  1. ^ "Observer les oiseaux sur les îles Féroé, un archipel isolé dans l'Atlantique Nord" [Birdwatching on the Faroe Islands, an isolated archipelago in the North Atlantic]. Ornithomedia.com (in French). 18 January 2021. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
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