Tjørnin uppi í Líð
Tjørnin uppi í Líð is a lake in Eysturoy, Faroe Islands. Tjørnin uppi í Líð is situated nearby to the locality Kvilingarsteinin, as well as near Eiðis skarð.Places of Interest
Highlights include Slættaratindur and Gráfelli.
Slættaratindur
Peak
Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Slættaratindur is the highest mountain in the Faroe Islands, at an elevation of 880 metres. It is located in the northern part of Eysturoy, between the villages of Eiði, Gjógv, and Funningur.
Gráfelli
Peak
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Gráfelli is the second highest mountain of the Faroe Islands located on the island of Eysturoy. It has an elevation of 856 metres. Slættaratindur just south-east of the mountain is 24 metres higher at 880 metres, the highest point of the Faroes. Funningur lies at the foot of both Slættaratindur and Gráfelli.
Lake Eiði
Reservoir
Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lake Eiði is a lake on the island of Eysturoy in the Faroe Islands. Lake Eiði is located between the villages of Eiði and Ljósá. It is the fifth-largest natural lake in the Faroe Islands, with a natural size of 47 hectares that has been increased to 1.14 square kilometers.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Eiði and Haldórsvík.
Eiði
Village
Photo: Zairon, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Eysturoy is part of the Faroe Islands in the North Atlantic. Eysturoy, meaning "east island", is the second-largest island in the Faroe Islands, both in size and population.
Haldórsvík
Village
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Streymoy is the largest of the Faroe Islands. The 24,700 inhabitants make up nearly half of the population of the Faroe Islands.
Funningur
Village
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Funningur is a village on the Faroe Islands. It is located on the northwest coast of Eysturoy. It was the only village in the municipality called Funnings kommuna, which on 1 January 2009 became part of Runavíkar kommuna.
Tjørnin uppi í Líð
- Type: Lake
- Category: body of water
- Location: Eysturoy, Faroe Islands, Nordic countries, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
62.2943° or 62° 17′ 40″ northLongitude
-7.0468° or 7° 2′ 49″ westOpen location code
9CJJ7XV3+P7OpenStreetMap ID
way 723828563OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=lake
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Kvilingarsteinin and Eiðis skarð.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Viewpoint of the cliff formation ‘Risin og Kellingin’ (‘The giant and the witch’). Parking area and binoculars by the road and Ærgisá.
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