away in 1910. The beaches at Bøur, Miðvágur and Sandavágur are recognised as official grind beaches. Geography Climate Important Bird Area The north-west, west and south-west coasts of the island have been identified as an Important Bird Area by BirdLife International because of their significance as breeding sites for seabirds, especially northern fulmars (100,000 pairs), European storm petrels (5000 pairs), European shags (500 pairs), great skuas (20 pairs), black-legged kittiwakes (8400 pairs), Atlantic puffins (40,000 pairs), common guillemots (2700 individuals) and black guillemots (400 pairs). Mountains There are 41 mountains on Vágar, the major ones are: Major lakes Major waterfalls Bøsdalafossur Múlafossur Reipsáfossur Islets and rocks in the sea Tindhólmur Gáshólmur Skerhólmur Trøllkonufingur Dunnesdrangar Filpusardrangur Drangarnir - Lítli Drangur, Stóri Drangur References External links Stamps.fo (public domain by Postverk Føroya) Personal website with 78 aerial photos of Vágar Islands of the Faroe Islands Important Bird Areas of the Faroe Islands