Langvatnet (Tysfjord)
Lake on the Norway-Sweden border
Langvatnet (Norwegian) Tjoaddnejávrre (Lule Sami) | |
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Čoadnejávri (historic) | |
Location | Hamarøy, Nordland Jokkmokk, Norrbotten |
Coordinates | 67°55′24″N 16°37′55″E / 67.9233°N 16.6319°E / 67.9233; 16.6319 |
Basin countries | Norway and Sweden |
Max. length | 6.5 kilometres (4.0 mi) |
Max. width | 1.7 kilometres (1.1 mi) |
Surface area | 5.46 km2 (2.11 sq mi) (5.45 km² in Norway) |
Shore length1 | 28.26 kilometres (17.56 mi) |
Surface elevation | 727 metres (2,385 ft) |
References | NVE |
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. |
Langvatnet (Norwegian) or Tjoaddnejávrre (Lule Sami) is a lake that lies on the border between Norway and Sweden. Almost all of the lake is located in Hamarøy Municipality in Nordland county, Norway with a very small part of the lake in Jokkmokk Municipality in Norrbotten County, Sweden. The 5.46-square-kilometre (2.11 sq mi) lake is located about 20 kilometres (12 mi) southeast of the village of Kjøpsvik in Tysfjord.[1]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Langvatnet" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2012-05-11.