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Langvatnet (Sørfold)

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Lake in Sørfold, Norway
Langvatnet (Norwegian)
Guhkesjávrre (Lule Sami)
Interactive map of the lake
LocationSørfold Municipality, Nordland
Coordinates67°31′59″N 16°07′39″E / 67.5331°N 16.1276°E / 67.5331; 16.1276
Basin countriesNorway
Max. length10 kilometres (6.2 mi)
Max. width2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi)
Surface area13.97 km (5.39 sq mi)
Shore length32.55 kilometres (20.23 mi)
Surface elevation622 metres (2,041 ft)
ReferencesNVE
Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Langvatnet (Norwegian) or Guhkesjávrre (Lule Sami) is a lake that lies in Sørfold Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The 13.97-square-kilometre (5.39 sq mi) lake is located about 30 kilometres (19 mi) northeast of the village of Straumen, just north of Rago National Park and the border with Sweden.

See also

References

  1. "Innsjødatabase". NVE.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2024-09-07.
  2. "Informasjon om stadnamn". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 2024-09-07.
  3. Thorsnæs, Geir, ed. (2016-06-15). "Langvatnet – innsjø i Sørfold". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2019-01-22.
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