By most standards around the world, a 1.31-square-mile lake may not seem ... of water appear to “float” above the ocean. Located on Vágar, one of the 18 islands that makes up the Danish ...

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It is the largest lake in the Faroe Islands, covering 3.4 square kilometers. The lake's surface is about 130 ft above sea level ...

Drive the Faroe Islands’ scenic byways to get lost amid the clouds, witness waterfalls blowing themselves inside out and find ...

But not only is Lake Sørvágsvatn the largest in the Faroe Islands, it also makes visitors question their perspective, quite literally, because of an optical illusion that makes the body of water ...

Located on Vágar, one of the 18 islands that makes up the Danish ... understand why the site has been dubbed “the lake above the ocean.” Literally speaking, that nickname might be correct ...

But catch the angle just right and you’ll immediately understand why the site has been dubbed “the lake above the ocean.” Literally speaking ... the perspectives of distance and sizes, the Faroe ...