Forsvatnet
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Forsvatnet (Norwegian) Gårttjejávrre (Lule Sami) | |
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Historic: Goržejávri (Lule Sami) | |
![]() ![]() Forsvatnet Location of the lake ![]() ![]() Forsvatnet Forsvatnet (Norway) | |
Location | Sørfold and Hamarøy, Nordland |
Coordinates | ![]() ![]() |
Basin countries | Norway |
Max. length | 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) |
Max. width | 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) |
Surface area | 13.63 km2 (5.26 sq mi) |
Shore length1 | 38.97 kilometres (24.21 mi) |
Surface elevation | 620 metres (2,030 ft) |
References | NVE |
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. |
Forsvatnet (Norwegian) or Gårttjejávrre (Lule Sami) is a lake that lies on the border of the municipalities of Sørfold and Hamarøy in Nordland county, Norway. The 13.63-square-kilometre (5.26 sq mi) lake lies about 20 kilometres (12 mi) southeast of the village of Mørsvikbotn.[1]
See also[]
- List of lakes in Norway
- Geography of Norway
References[]
- ^ "Forsvatnet" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2012-04-13.
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