Vigdarvatnet
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![]() ![]() Vigdarvatnet Location of the lake ![]() ![]() Vigdarvatnet Vigdarvatnet (Norway) | |
Location | Sveio (Vestland) and Haugesund (Rogaland) |
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Basin countries | Norway |
Max. length | 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) |
Max. width | 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) |
Surface area | 7.56 km2 (2.92 sq mi) |
Shore length1 | 44.52 kilometres (27.66 mi) |
Surface elevation | 10 metres (33 ft) |
Settlements | Sveio |
References | NVE |
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. |
Vigdarvatnet is a lake in the municipality of Sveio in Vestland county, Norway. A small arm off the main lake juts to the south and runs along the municipal-county border between Sveio in Vestland county and the town of Haugesund in Rogaland county.[1] The 10-kilometre (6.2 mi) long lake forms a U-shape. It is fed by the nearby lake Stakkastadvatnet to the south, and it empties into the , a small fjord arm off the main Hardangerfjorden. The village of Sveio lies on the northwestern shore of the lake.
See also[]
- List of lakes in Norway
References[]
- ^ "Vigdarvatnet, Sveio (Hordaland)" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2015-03-06.
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