Kirkjuvatn is a lake in

Suðuroy Suðuroy (literally South Island, da, Suderø) is the southernmost of the Faroe Islands. The island covers 163.7 square kilometres (63.2 sq mi). In 2018 the population was 4,601. Suðuroy region (sýsla) comprises this island and Lítla ...

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. The lake is located just north of the village of

Fámjin Fámjin ( da, Famien) is a village located on the western side of Suðuroy, the southernmost island in Faroe Islands. Fámjin is looking directly out to the North Atlantic Ocean. Name Geography The village of Fámjin faces the ocean, althoug ...

, which is located on the west coast of

. Fámjin is the only village on the island which is facing directly west. Only one other village,

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is also located on the west coast, but Sumba is facing south-west. The name of the lake means ''Church Lake'' – ''kirkja'' means ''church'' and ''vatn'' means ''lake'' in this case, although the most common meaning of the word ''vatn'' is ''water''. The lake is 0.2 km², the largest lake in the island of Suðuroy. The lake is among the 10 largest lakes in the Faroe Islands. South of Fámjin

Tourism

Kirkjuvatn has become a tourist attraction; tourists often go for a walk from the village to Kirkjuvatn. They can also go fishing to Kirkjuvatn.Visitsuduroy.fo
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External links

Visitsuduroy.fo, The Tourist Information Center of Suðuroy.
Lakes of the Faroe Islands Suðuroy