Lake Toftir

Lake Toftir is a lake on the island of in the . Lake Toftir is located between the villages of and . It is the fourth-largest natural lake in the Faroe Islands and it measures 51 hectares.
Wikipedia
Photo: Torbenbrinker, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • Type: Lake
  • Description: lake on the island of Eysturoy in the Faroe Islands
  • Also known as: “Tofte-Vand”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Svangaskarð and Við Løkin.

Pitch
Photo: Torbenbrinker, CC BY-SA 3.0.
, also referred to as Tofta Leikvøllur…

Pitch
Photo: Timmietovenaar, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a in , .

Church
Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Toftir and Runavík.

Village
Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village in Nes Municipality on the island of , in the .

Village
Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a comparatively urbanised village in Municipality, .

Village
Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village in Municipality on the southwest coast of the Faroese island of .

Lake Toftir

Latitude
62.09569° or 62° 5′ 45″ north
Longitude
-6.71597° or 6° 42′ 58″ west
Elevation
75 metres (246 feet)
Open location code
9CJM37WM+7J
Open­Street­Map ID
way 40779239
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­water
Open­Street­Map feature
water=­lake
Geo­Names ID
2611584
Wiki­data ID
Q1322013
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Welsh—“Lake Toftir” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Toftavatn”
  • Chinese: “托夫蒂尔湖”
  • Danish: “Toftavatn”
  • Faroese: “Toftavatn”
  • Hungarian: “Toftavatn”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Toftavatn”
  • Norwegian: “Toftavatn”
  • Spanish: “Toftavatn”
  • Swedish: “Toftavatn”
  • Welsh: “Llyn Toftir”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Sandurin Litli and Sandurin Mikli.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Húsklond and Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses.

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