Storfrøyningen or Frøyningen (Norwegian),[1] also known as Freavnanjaevrie or Stoerre Freavnanjaevrie (Southern Sami),[1] is a lake in the municipality of Namsskogan in Trøndelag county, Norway. The 2.72-square-kilometre (1.05 sq mi) lake lies about 700 metres (2,300 ft) west of the European route E6 highway and the river Namsen, about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) north of the village of Namsskogan.[1]

Storfrøyningen (Norwegian)
Frøyningen (Norwegian)
Freavnanjaevrie (Southern Sami)
Stoerre Freavnanjaevrie (Southern Sami)
Frøyningen is located in Trøndelag
Frøyningen
Frøyningen
Location of the lake
Frøyningen is located in Norway
Frøyningen
Frøyningen
Frøyningen (Norway)
LocationNamsskogan, Trøndelag
Coordinates64°59′27″N 13°10′33″E / 64.9908°N 13.1759°E / 64.9908; 13.1759
Basin countriesNorway
Max. length4 kilometres (2.5 mi)
Max. width2 kilometres (1.2 mi)
Surface area2.72 km2 (1.05 sq mi)
Shore length119.3 kilometres (12.0 mi)
Surface elevation252 metres (827 ft)
ReferencesNVE
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

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  1. ^ a b c "Frøyningen" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Archived from the original on 2018-07-24. Retrieved 2011-09-14.