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Sandsvatn

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Location
  
Sandoy, Faroe Islands

Surface area
  
80 ha (200 acres)

Basin countries
  
Denmark

Area
  
80 ha

Sandsvatn

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.

Map of Sandsvatn, Sandur, Faroe Islands

The lake used to be rich in trout, lake trout and salmon.

References

Sandsvatn Wikipedia