Lake Eiði

Lake Eiði
Eiðisvatn

Lake Eiði
Location Near Eiði, Faroe Islands
Coordinates 62°17′4.8948″N 7°3′16.855″W / 62.284693000°N 7.05468194°W / 62.284693000; -7.05468194Coordinates: 62°17′4.8948″N 7°3′16.855″W / 62.284693000°N 7.05468194°W / 62.284693000; -7.05468194
Basin countries Faroe Islands
Surface area 0.47 km2 (natural size)

Lake Eiði (Faroese: Eiðisvatn) is a lake on the island of Eysturoy in the Faroe Islands.[1]

Lake Eiði is located between the villages of Eiði and Ljósá.[1] It is the fifth-largest natural lake in the Faroe Islands, with a natural size of 0.47 square kilometers (0.18 sq mi) that has been increased to 1.14 square kilometers (0.44 sq mi).[2] The size of the lake was increased by the SEV company in connection with the Eiði power plant, which uses the lake as a reservoir. Electricity production was started in 1987.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 Proctor, James. 2013. Faroe Islands, 3rd ed. Bucks, UK: Bradt Travel Guides. p. 104.
  2. ↑ Umhvørvisstovan: Størstu vøtn.
  3. ↑ SEV: Hydropower Expansion on Eysturoy Completed.
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