Vágar
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Vágar (Vágoy) is one of the 18 islands in the archipelago of the Faroe Islands. In size it ranks number three, behind Streymoy and Eysturoy.
The shape of the island is very distinct, since it resembles a dogs head. Sørvágsfjørður is the mouth and Fjallavatn is the eye.
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Facts and figures
- Largest lake: Sørvágsvatn
- Highest point: Árnafjall - 722 meter
- Size (km²): 176
- Number of mountains: 41
- Inhabitants: 2890 (feb 2005)
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Towns and villages
The island of Vágar has the following villages
Alongside this inhabitated villages, there are two un-inhabitated/extinct villages
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Major lakes
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Major mountains
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Major waterfalls
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Islets and rocks in the sea
- Tindhólmur
- Gáshólmur
- Skerhólmur
- Trøllkonufingur
- Dunnudrangarnir
- Filpusardrangur
- Drangarnir - Lítli Drangur, Stóri Drangur
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Borðoy | Eysturoy | Fugloy | Hestur | Kalsoy | Koltur | Kunoy | Lítla Dímun | Mykines | Nólsoy | Sandoy | Skúvoy | Stóra Dímun | Streymoy | Suðuroy | Svínoy | Vágar | Viðoy | |
