Lake Toftir ( fo, Toftavatn) is a lake on the island of

Eysturoy Eysturoy (pronounced estroimeaning 'East Island') is a region and the second-largest of the Faroe Islands, both in size and population. Description Eysturoy is separated by a narrow sound from the main island of Streymoy. Eysturoy is extremely ...

in the

Faroe Islands The Faroe Islands ( ), or simply the Faroes ( fo, Føroyar ; da, Færøerne ), are a North Atlantic island group and an autonomous territory of the Kingdom of Denmark. They are located north-northwest of Scotland, and about halfway bet ...

. Lake Toftir is located between the villages of

Toftir Toftir ( da, Tofte) is a village in Nes Municipality on the island of Eysturoy, in the Faroe Islands. It is part of a chain of villages stretching over a distance of 10 kilometres on the east side of Skálafjørður (fjord) on Eysturoy island. Th ...

and

Rituvík Rituvík ( da, Ridevig) is a village on the southeast side of the Faroese island of Eysturoy located in the municipality of Runavíkar. History Founded in 1873, its current church was built in 1955. The name Rituvík means ''Kittiwake Cove''. Po ...

. It is the fourth-largest natural lake in the Faroe Islands and it measures . The lake is noted for its rich bird life.Marja Pylvänäinen. 2010. ''Nordic Nature – Trends towards 2010''. Copenhagen: Nordic Council of Ministers, p. 47.

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