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	'''Sørvágsvatn''' is the largest [[lake]] in the [[Faroe Islands]]. It is situated on the island of [[Vágar]] between the municipalities of [[Sørvágur Municipality ~~and above the ocean~~\|Sørvágur]] and [[Vága Municipality\|Vágar]]. Its area is {{convert\|3.4\|km2\|abbr=on}}, more than three times the size of [[Fjallavatn]], the second largest lake, also located on Vágar.		'''Sørvágsvatn''' is the largest [[lake]] in the [[Faroe Islands]]. It is situated on the island of [[Vágar]] between the municipalities of [[Sørvágur Municipality\|Sørvágur]] and [[Vága Municipality\|Vágar]]. Its area is {{convert\|3.4\|km2\|abbr=on}}, more than three times the size of [[Fjallavatn]], the second largest lake, also located on Vágar.

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	'''Sørvágsvatn''' is the largest [[lake]] in the [[Faroe Islands]]. It is situated on the island of [[Vágar]] between the municipalities of [[Sørvágur Municipality and above the ocean\|Sørvágur]] and [[Vága Municipality\|Vágar]]. Its area is 3.4~~ km<sup>2</sup>~~, more than three times the size of [[Fjallavatn]], the second largest lake, also located on Vágar.		'''Sørvágsvatn''' is the largest [[lake]] in the [[Faroe Islands]]. It is situated on the island of [[Vágar]] between the municipalities of [[Sørvágur Municipality and above the ocean\|Sørvágur]] and [[Vága Municipality\|Vágar]]. Its area is {{convert\|3.4\|km2\|abbr=on}}, more than three times the size of [[Fjallavatn]], the second largest lake, also located on Vágar.

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	[[File:Leitisvatn.2.png\|thumb\|Map of the lake.]]		[[File:Leitisvatn.2.png\|thumb\|Map of the lake.]]
	[[File:Sørvágur - Bøsdalafossur.jpg\|thumb\|1898 or 1899 photo showing the waterfall [[Bøsdalafossur]].]]		[[File:Sørvágur - Bøsdalafossur.jpg\|thumb\|1898 or 1899 photo showing the waterfall [[Bøsdalafossur]].]]
	The lake is located very close to the ocean, but its surface is about 40 ~~meters~~ above the level of the sea. It is surrounded by a higher cliff which prevents it from emptying fully into the ocean, the waterfall [[Bøsdalafossur]] being the outlet. The greater height of the cliffs on either side of Bøsdalafossur can give the illusion from certain perspectives that the lake is higher above sea level than it is.<ref>{{cite web\|last1=Strutner\|first1=Suzy\|title=An Optical Illusion Makes Lake Sørvágsvatn Look Absolutely Trippy\|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/05/18/story_n_7306018.html\|website=Huffington Post\|accessdate=30 May 2016}}</ref>		The lake is located very close to the ocean, but its surface is about {{convert\|40\|m\|ft\|abbr=on}} above the level of the sea. It is surrounded by a higher cliff which prevents it from emptying fully into the ocean, the waterfall [[Bøsdalafossur]] being the outlet. The greater height of the cliffs on either side of Bøsdalafossur can give the illusion from certain perspectives that the lake is higher above sea level than it is.<ref>{{cite web\|last1=Strutner\|first1=Suzy\|title=An Optical Illusion Makes Lake Sørvágsvatn Look Absolutely Trippy\|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/05/18/story_n_7306018.html\|website=Huffington Post\|accessdate=30 May 2016}}</ref>

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	\| name = ~~Leitisvatn~~ <br />		\| name = Sørvágsvatn <br />
	\| image = Sørvágsvatn 4.jpg		\| image = Sørvágsvatn 4.jpg
	\| caption = Leitisvatn seen from Trælanípan, Vágar.		\| caption = Leitisvatn seen from Trælanípan, Vágar.

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	'''~~Leitisvatn~~''' is the largest [[lake]] in the [[Faroe Islands]]. It is situated on the island of [[Vágar]] between the municipalities of [[Sørvágur Municipality and above the ocean\|Sørvágur]] and [[Vága Municipality\|Vágar]]. Its area is 3.4 km<sup>2</sup>, more than three times the size of [[Fjallavatn]], the second largest lake, also located on Vágar.		'''Sørvágsvatn''' is the largest [[lake]] in the [[Faroe Islands]]. It is situated on the island of [[Vágar]] between the municipalities of [[Sørvágur Municipality and above the ocean\|Sørvágur]] and [[Vága Municipality\|Vágar]]. Its area is 3.4 km<sup>2</sup>, more than three times the size of [[Fjallavatn]], the second largest lake, also located on Vágar.

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	== Tourism ==		== Tourism ==
	There are opportunities for fishing [[brown trout]] on the lake. In the summer of 2005 a local initiative was set up for boat excursions on it.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.lakeside.fo/ \|title=~~Archived~~ ~~copy~~ \|website=www.lakeside.fo \|access-date=22 May 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051018103916/http://www.lakeside.fo/ \|archive-date=18 October 2005 \|url-status=dead}}</ref>		There are opportunities for fishing [[brown trout]] on the lake. In the summer of 2005 a local initiative was set up for boat excursions on it.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.lakeside.fo/ \|title=Welcome to LAKESIDE SIGHTSEEING! \|website=www.lakeside.fo \|access-date=22 May 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051018103916/http://www.lakeside.fo/ \|archive-date=18 October 2005 \|url-status=dead}}</ref>

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	== Tourism ==		== Tourism ==
	There are opportunities for fishing [[brown trout]] on the lake. In the summer of 2005 a local initiative was set up for boat excursions on it.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20051018103916/http://www.lakeside.fo/</ref>		There are opportunities for fishing [[brown trout]] on the lake. In the summer of 2005 a local initiative was set up for boat excursions on it.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.lakeside.fo/ \|title=Archived copy \|website=www.lakeside.fo \|access-date=22 May 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051018103916/http://www.lakeside.fo/ \|archive-date=18 October 2005 \|url-status=dead}}</ref>

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	\| caption = Leitisvatn seen from Trælanípan, Vágar.		\| caption = Leitisvatn seen from Trælanípan, Vágar.
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	== History ==		== History ==
	During World War II, the British army built an airfield (now [[Vágar Airport]]) to the west of the lake. They also built a station to support [[seaplane]]s. The first aircraft to land on the lake was a [[PBY Catalina\|Catalina]] from [[RAF Coastal Command]], in 1941.<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ww2peopleswar/stories/90/a6168990.shtml A Wireless Operator in the Faroe Islands], [[BBC]]</ref>		During World War II, the British army built an airfield (now [[Vágar Airport]]) to the west of the lake. They also built a station to support [[seaplane]]s. The first aircraft to land on the lake was a [[PBY Catalina\|Catalina]] from [[RAF Coastal Command]], in 1941.<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ww2peopleswar/stories/90/a6168990.shtml A Wireless Operator in the Faroe Islands], [[BBC]]</ref>

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	== Tourism ==		== Tourism ==
	There are opportunities for fishing [[brown trout]] on the lake. In the summer of 2005 a local initiative was set up for boat excursions on it.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20051018103916/http://www.lakeside.fo/]</ref>		There are opportunities for fishing [[brown trout]] on the lake. In the summer of 2005 a local initiative was set up for boat excursions on it.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20051018103916/http://www.lakeside.fo/</ref>

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	== Tourism ==		== Tourism ==
	There are opportunities for fishing [[brown trout]] on the lake. In the summer of 2005 a local initiative was set up for boat excursions on it.<ref>http://www.lakeside.fo/~~{{Dead link\|date=June 2018 \|bot=InternetArchiveBot \|fix-attempted=no }}~~</ref>		There are opportunities for fishing [[brown trout]] on the lake. In the summer of 2005 a local initiative was set up for boat excursions on it.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20051018103916/http://www.lakeside.fo/]</ref>

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	\| name = ~~Sørvágsvatn~~ <br>		\| name = Leitisvatn <br>
	\| image = Sørvágsvatn 4.jpg		\| image = Sørvágsvatn 4.jpg
	\| caption = Leitisvatn seen from Trælanípan, Vágar.		\| caption = Leitisvatn seen from Trælanípan, Vágar.
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	~~'''Sørvágsvatn''' or~~ '''Leitisvatn''' is the largest [[lake]] in the [[Faroe Islands]]. It is situated on the island of [[Vágar]] between the municipalities of [[Sørvágur Municipality and above the ocean\|Sørvágur]] and [[Vága Municipality\|Vágar]]. Its area is 3.4 km<sup>2</sup>, more than three times the size of [[Fjallavatn]], the second largest lake, also located on Vágar.		'''Leitisvatn''' is the largest [[lake]] in the [[Faroe Islands]]. It is situated on the island of [[Vágar]] between the municipalities of [[Sørvágur Municipality and above the ocean\|Sørvágur]] and [[Vága Municipality\|Vágar]]. Its area is 3.4 km<sup>2</sup>, more than three times the size of [[Fjallavatn]], the second largest lake, also located on Vágar.

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	Among the locals, there is disagreement regarding the name of the lake. The inhabitants of [[Sørvágur]] to the west prefer ''Sørvágsvatn'', which means "the lake by Sørvágur". The inhabitants of [[Miðvágur]] and [[Sandavágur]] to the east prefer ''Leitisvatn'', which means "the lake by Leiti", referring to the territory on east side of it.		Among the locals, there is disagreement regarding the name of the lake. The inhabitants of [[Sørvágur]] to the west prefer ''Sørvágsvatn'', which means "the lake by Sørvágur". The inhabitants of [[Miðvágur]] and [[Sandavágur]] to the east prefer ''Leitisvatn'', which means "the lake by Leiti", referring to the territory on the east side of it.

	The village of Miðvágur is situated closer to the lake than Sørvágur, but the latter is considered to have been settled earlier. Sørvágur – alongside [[Bøur]] and [[Sandavágur]] – is considered one of the three original settlements on Vágar. These divided the land on the island into three equal regions of 60 [[marches\|mark]]s, which would place the lake within Sørvágur's region.		The village of Miðvágur is situated closer to the lake than Sørvágur, but the latter is considered to have been settled earlier. Sørvágur – alongside [[Bøur]] and [[Sandavágur]] – is considered one of the three original settlements on Vágar. These divided the land on the island into three equal regions of 60 [[marches\|mark]]s, which would place the lake within Sørvágur's region.
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	[[File:Leitisvatn.2.png\|thumb\|Map of the lake.]]		[[File:Leitisvatn.2.png\|thumb\|Map of the lake.]]
	[[File:Sørvágur - Bøsdalafossur.jpg\|thumb\|1898 or 1899 photo showing the waterfall [[Bøsdalafossur]].]]		[[File:Sørvágur - Bøsdalafossur.jpg\|thumb\|1898 or 1899 photo showing the waterfall [[Bøsdalafossur]].]]
	The lake is located very close to the ocean, but its surface is about 40 ~~metres~~ above the level of sea. It is surrounded by a higher cliff which prevents it from emptying fully into the ocean, the waterfall [[Bøsdalafossur]] being the outlet. The greater height of the cliffs on either side of Bøsdalafossur can give the illusion from certain perspectives that the lake is higher above sea level than it is.<ref>{{cite web\|last1=Strutner\|first1=Suzy\|title=An Optical Illusion Makes Lake Sørvágsvatn Look Absolutely Trippy\|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/05/18/story_n_7306018.html\|website=Huffington Post\|accessdate=30 May 2016}}</ref>		The lake is located very close to the ocean, but its surface is about 40 meters above the level of the sea. It is surrounded by a higher cliff which prevents it from emptying fully into the ocean, the waterfall [[Bøsdalafossur]] being the outlet. The greater height of the cliffs on either side of Bøsdalafossur can give the illusion from certain perspectives that the lake is higher above sea level than it is.<ref>{{cite web\|last1=Strutner\|first1=Suzy\|title=An Optical Illusion Makes Lake Sørvágsvatn Look Absolutely Trippy\|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/05/18/story_n_7306018.html\|website=Huffington Post\|accessdate=30 May 2016}}</ref>

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