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{{Short description|Lake in southern Iceland}}
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| image = Laugarvatn01.jpg
| caption = The lakes Laugarvatn and Apavatn from mount Laugarvatnsfjall. In the background the volcano Hekla.
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| location = southwest Iceland
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| basin_countries = Iceland
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| area = {{convert|13|km2|abbr=on}}
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'''Apavatn''' ({{IPA|is|ˈaːpaˌvahtn̥|audio=Apavatn pronunciation.ogg}}) is a [[lake]] in southwest [[Iceland]]. With a surface area of around 13&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup> it is much larger than the neighbouring lake of [[Laugarvatn]], which lies to the north of Apavatn.

Apavatn is renowned for its good fishing, especially [[trout]].

==See also==
*[[List of lakes of Iceland]]

==References==
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==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}}

[[Category:Lakes of Iceland]]
[[Category:Southern Region (Iceland)]]

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