Alsvågvatnet is a lake which lies in Øksnes Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is on the island of Langøya in the Vesterålen archipelago. There is birch woodland and bogland nearby. The 2.36-square-kilometre (0.91 sq mi) lake sits at an elevation of 8 metres (26 ft) above sea level, about 1.3 kilometres (0.81 mi) west of the village of Alsvåg, along the road to Myre.[1]
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  Alsvågvatnet Location of the lake  Alsvågvatnet Alsvågvatnet (Norway) | |
 Map of Alsvågvatnet and surrounds | |
| Location | Nordland |
| Coordinates | 68°53′40″N 15°11′25″E / 68.8945°N 15.1904°E |
| Type | Natural lake |
| Basin countries | Norway |
| Max. length | 4.3 kilometres (2.7 mi) |
| Max. width | 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) |
| Surface area | 2.36 km2 (0.91 sq mi) |
| Shore length1 | 18 kilometres (11 mi) |
| Surface elevation | 8 metres (26 ft) |
| References | NVE |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
References edit
- ^ "185/1 Alsvågvassdraget" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate. Archived from the original on 2012-05-25. Retrieved 2012-07-31.
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