Sandsvatn
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| Sandsvatn | ||
| Geographical location | Sandoy , Faroe Islands | |
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| Coordinates | 61 ° 51 ′ 0 ″ N , 6 ° 49 ′ 0 ″ W | |
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| surface | 80 ha | |
| Maximum depth | 5 m | |
The Sandsvatn is the largest lake on the island of Sandoy with 0.8 km² and at the same time the third largest inland lake in the Faroe Islands .
The lake is only about 5 meters deep and is located in the valley between Skopun and Sandur directly north of the last-named place on road 30 . At the northern end of the lake there is not only the school center of the island, but also a small forest (plantation) right next to it, which, however, suffered greatly in the hurricane of 1988.
The lake is rich in trout , lake trout and salmon .