Sandsvatn

Sandsvatn

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lake_name = Sandsvatn
image_lake = Sandur lake.jpg
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location = Sandoy, Faroe Islands
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basin_countries = Finland
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area = 0.8 km²
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cities = 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.

Sandsvatn 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.

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

External links

* [http://www.sportsfiskeri.fo/EN/Default.htm Sportsfishing in the Faroe Islands]


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