Vágar
Island in Faroe Islands, Kingdom of Denmark / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Not to be confused with Vágur.
Vagar is also the old name of Walls, Shetland Islands.
Vágar (Faroese pronunciation: [vɔːaɹ]; Danish: Vågø) 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 178 square kilometres (69 square miles), it ranks third in size, behind Streymoy and Eysturoy. Vágar region also comprises the island of Mykines.
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Vágar
Vågø | |
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Coordinates: 62°05′N 7°16′W | |
State | Kingdom of Denmark |
Constituent country | Faroe Islands |
Region | Vágar |
Area | |
• Total | 176 km2 (68 sq mi) |
• Rank | 3 |
Highest elevation | 722 m (2,369 ft) |
Population (01-2020) | |
• Total | 3,367[1] |
Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (EST) |
Calling code | 298 |
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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.