Lakså (Northern Sami: Lakso)[2] is a village in the municipality of Evenes in Nordland county, Norway. It is located at the mouth of the Lakså River (Norwegian: Laksåa, Laksåga, or Lakselva), about 4 kilometers (2.5 mi) west of the municipal center Bogen.[3]
Lakså | |
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Village | |
  Lakså Location in Nordland  Lakså Lakså (Norway) | |
| Coordinates: 68°30′16″N 16°54′58″E / 68.50444°N 16.91611°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| Region | Northern Norway |
| County | Nordland |
| District | Ofoten |
| Municipality | Evenes |
| Elevation | 49 m (161 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Post Code | 8539 Bogen i Ofoten |
References edit
- ^ "Lakså, Evenes (Nordland)" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved December 25, 2016.
- ^ Qvigstad, Just. 1935. De lappiske stedsnavn i Troms fylke. Oslo: Aschehoug, p. 112.
- ^ Lysvold, Susanne. 2009. Hva, isfiske med torsk på kroken? NRK (April 4).