Kvitvatnet[2] is a lake that lies in Sørfold Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the southeastern part of the municipality, about 21 kilometres (13 mi) east of the village of Straumen. The lake lies on the north side of the Blåmannsisen glacier, just south of the Rago National Park, and just west of the border with Sweden.[3]
| Kvitvatnet | |
|---|---|
 Interactive map of the lake | |
| Location | Sørfold Municipality, Nordland |
| Coordinates | 67°19′47″N 16°06′24″E / 67.3296°N 16.1066°E |
| Basin countries | Norway |
| Max. length | 3.6 kilometres (2.2 mi) |
| Max. width | 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) |
| Surface area | 3.08 km2 (1.19 sq mi) |
| Shore length1 | 13.79 kilometres (8.57 mi) |
| Surface elevation | 944 metres (3,097 ft) |
| References | NVE[1] |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Innsjødatabase". NVE.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2024-09-07.
- ^ "Informasjon om stadnamn". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 2024-09-07.
- ^ "Kvitvatnet" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2012-04-10.
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