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Lake in Nordland, Norway This article is about the lake in Sørfold/Hamarøy, Norway. For the lake in Steigen/Hamarøy, Norway, see Forsvatnet (Steigen).
Forsvatnet (Norwegian)
Gårttjejávrre (Lule Sami)
Historic: Goržejávri (Lule Sami)
Interactive map of the lake
LocationSørfold and Hamarøy, Nordland
Coordinates67°36′17″N 16°15′52″E / 67.6048°N 16.2644°E / 67.6048; 16.2644
Basin countriesNorway
Max. length7 kilometres (4.3 mi)
Max. width5 kilometres (3.1 mi)
Surface area13.63 km (5.26 sq mi)
Shore length38.97 kilometres (24.21 mi)
Surface elevation620 metres (2,030 ft)
ReferencesNVE
Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Forsvatnet (Norwegian) or Gårttjejávrre (Lule Sami) is a lake that lies on the border of Sørfold Municipality and Hamarøy Municipality 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.

See also

References

  1. "Innsjødatabase". NVE.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2024-09-02.
  2. "Informasjon om stadnamn". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 2024-09-02.
  3. "Forsvatnet" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2012-04-13.
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