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Stóravatn

Coordinates: 61°48′59″N 6°45′15″W / 61.81639°N 6.75417°W / 61.81639; -6.75417
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Stóravatn
Stóravatn with Lítlavatn in the background
Stóravatn is located in Denmark Faroe Islands
Stóravatn
Stóravatn
LocationSandoy, Faroe Islands
Coordinates61°48′59″N 6°45′15″W / 61.81639°N 6.75417°W / 61.81639; -6.75417
Basin countries(Faroe Islands)
Surface area.15 ha (0.37 acres)

Stóravatn is a lake in Sandoy, Faroe Islands.[1] The lake is located just south of the village Sandur, which is located on the south coast of Sandoy. The lake is 0.15 km2 and is among the 10 largest lakes in the Faroe Islands.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Gazetteer of Denmark and the Faroe Islands: Names Approved by the United States Board on Geographic Names. Defense Mapping Agency. 1990.
  2. ^ Lawson, Ian T.; Church, Mike J.; McGovern, Tom H.; Arge, Símun V.; Woollet, James; Edwards, Kevin J.; Gathorne-Hardy, Freddy J.; Dugmore, Andrew J.; Cook, Gordon; Mairs, Kerry-Anne; Thomson, Amanda M.; Sveinbjarnardótti, Guðrún (2005). "Historical Ecology on Sandoy, Faroe Islands: Palaeoenvironmental and Archaeological Perspectives". Human Ecology. 33 (5): 651. doi:10.1007/s10745-005-7681-1. ISSN 0300-7839. S2CID 54689294.