Apavatn () is a
lake
A lake is an area filled with water, localized in a basin, surrounded by land, and distinct from any river or other outlet that serves to feed or drain the lake. Lakes lie on land and are not part of the ocean, although, like the much large ...
in southwest
Iceland
Iceland ( is, Ísland; ) is a Nordic island country in the North Atlantic Ocean and in the Arctic Ocean. Iceland is the most sparsely populated country in Europe. Iceland's capital and largest city is Reykjavík, which (along with its s ...
. With a surface area of around 13 km
2 it is much larger than the neighbouring lake of
Laugarvatn
Laugarvatn () is the name of a lake and a small town in the south of Iceland. The lake is smaller than the neighbouring Apavatn.
Tourism
Laugarvatn lies within the Golden Circle, a popular tourist route, and acts as a staging post. The town has ...
, which lies to the north of Apavatn.
Apavatn is renowned for its good fishing, especially
trout
Trout are species of freshwater fish belonging to the genera '' Oncorhynchus'', ''Salmo'' and ''Salvelinus'', all of the subfamily Salmoninae of the family Salmonidae. The word ''trout'' is also used as part of the name of some non-salmoni ...
.
See also
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List of lakes of Iceland
This is a list of lakes of Iceland (partially indicating surface, depth and volume).
Iceland has over 20 lakes larger than 10 km² (4 sq mi), and at least 40 others varying between 2.5 and 10 km² (1 to 4 sq mi) in size. This list also in ...
References
External links
*https://web.archive.org/web/20040513214304/http://nat.is/nateng/apavatn.htm (Information)
*http://www.arctic-images.com/picture_gallery/Hot/hot_pages/pages/Apavatn.htm (Photo)
Lakes of Iceland
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