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 178 square kilometres, it ranks third in size, behind Streymoy and Eys
Miðvágur in 2004
Sørvágur and the island of Mykines in the background.
Árnafjall mountain, with the village of Gásadalur in 2021.
Drangarnir, Tindhólmur and Gáshólmur
Leitisvatn, sometimes called Sørvágsvatn, is the largest lake in the Faroe Islands. It is situated on the island of Vágar, between the municipalities of Sørvágur and Vágar. The local reference is most
Leitisvatn/Sørvágsvatn seen from Trælanípan, Vágar.
1898 or 1899 photo showing the waterfall Bøsdalafossur.