What is "vagar"

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 (about 70 sq. miles), it ranks number three, behind Streymoy and Eysturoy. Vágar region also comprises the island of Mykines.

The Vagar island shape is very distinct, since it resembles a dog's head. Sørvágsfjørður is the mouth and Fjallavatn is the eye.