Svanevatn

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Svanevatn
Location of the lake in Norway.
Location of the lake in Norway.
Svanevatn
LocationTroms og Finnmark, Norway and Russia
Coordinates69°25′49″N 30°02′30″E / 69.4303°N 30.0417°E / 69.4303; 30.0417Coordinates: 69°25′49″N 30°02′30″E / 69.4303°N 30.0417°E / 69.4303; 30.0417
Typelake
Native nameSalmijärvi  (Finnish)
Surface area32.51 square kilometres (12.55 sq mi)
Shore length166.21 kilometres (41.14 mi)
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Svanevatn (Norwegian for "Swan Lake"; Finnish: Salmijärvi, "Strait Lake") is a lake on the border between Norway and Russia. The Norwegian branch is situated in Sør-Varanger municipality in Troms og Finnmark county.

Svanevatn has an area of 32.51 square kilometres (12.55 sq mi), a circumference of 66.21 kilometres (41.14 mi) and a height of 21 metres (69 ft).


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