Place:Vágar, Faroe Islands

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NameVágar
Alt namesVágoysource: Wikipedia
TypeUnknown
Located inFaroe Islands
Contained Places
Inhabited place
Bøur
Sørvágur
Unknown
Miðvágur
Mykines
Sandavágur
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Vágar is one of the 18 islands in the archipelago of the Faroe Islands and the most westerly of the large islands. With a size of , it ranks number three, behind Streymoy and Eysturoy. Vágar region also comprises the island of Mykines.

The Vágar island shape is very distinctive, since on maps it resembles a dog's head. The fjord Sørvágsfjørður is the mouth and the lake Fjallavatn is the eye.

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