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Lake in Rana, Norway
Interactive map of the lake
LocationRana Municipality, Nordland
Coordinates66°18′36″N 15°24′13″E / 66.3101°N 15.4036°E / 66.3101; 15.4036
Primary outflowsVirvasselva
Basin countriesNorway
Max. length3.2 kilometres (2.0 mi)
Max. width1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi)
Surface area2.67 km (1.03 sq mi)
Shore length11.82 kilometres (7.34 mi)
Surface elevation645 metres (2,116 ft)
ReferencesNVE
Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Virvatnet (Norwegian), Vijriesjaevrie (Southern Sami), or Viresjávrre (Lule Sami) is a lake in Rana Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the southeastern corner of the municipality, about 20 kilometres (12 mi) south of the mountain Bolna and less than 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) west of 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 2024-09-26.
  3. "Virvatnet" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2011-12-19.
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