Sorwagsvatn - a lake over the ocean

Lake Sorvagsvatn is located on the largest island of the Faroe archipelago - Vágar This place is notable for the fact that its waters come close to the ocean and seem to hang over it. Looking at some pictures, it may seem that its water surface rises above the ocean for many meters, although this is not at all true - the height difference is only 30 meters.




The town of Sorvagsvatn, located a little further from the lake, wants the reservoir to be named after their city, as it was founded much earlier than Midvágs. In addition to these two names, there is a third one, which is used by those Faroese who are not interested in empty disputes - simply "Lake" (Vatni). So far, the more official name is still Sórvagsvatn, it just so happened historically.





With an area of three and a half square kilometers and a length of six kilometers, the lake is the largest in the Faroe Islands. There is nothing remarkable about it, except for one detail - its water surface comes close to the ocean and seems to hang over it. If you look at the top photo, it seems as if the waters of Sorvagsvatn rise a hundred meters above the ocean, although this is not at all true - the height difference is only 30 meters. Along the steep cliffs, water flows from the lake into the ocean, forming the waterfall of the same name.



During World War II, the British Army built an airfield and seaplane station on the shores of the lake. The first aircraft of the British Air Force landed in Sørvagsvatn in 1941.

In this photo, you can see that the cliff is not as big as it seems up close



The lake covers an area of 3.4 square kilometers, which is more than three times the size of the second largest lake Fjallavatn, which is also located on the island of Vágar Sörvagsvatn is certainly not among the largest lakes in the world, but nevertheless has the status of the largest in the Faroe Islands. The capes on both sides of the lake rise to 252 and 376 meters, and the length of Sorvagsvatn is 6 kilometers. The water enters the ocean through the waterfall of the same name, which can also be viewed only from afar

Lake Sórvagsvatn, view from the other side







Source: masterok.livejournal.com