Langvatnet (Ballangen)

Langvatnet (Norwegian)
Guovddelisjávrre (Northern Sami)
Historic spellings: Guovdelasjávri or Guovddelasjávrre (Northern Sami)
Interactive map of the lake
LocationNordland, Norway
Coordinates68°22′24″N 16°38′55″E / 68.3733°N 16.6486°E / 68.3733; 16.6486
Basin countriesNorway
Max. length8.5 kilometres (5.3 mi)
Max. width3.6 kilometres (2.2 mi)
Surface area
14.36 km2 (5.54 sq mi)
Shore length1
36.66 kilometres (22.78 mi)
Surface elevation
674 metres (2,211 ft)
ReferencesNVE[1]
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Langvatnet (Norwegian) or Guovddelisjávrre (Northern Sami)[2] is a lake in Narvik Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The 14.36-square-kilometre (5.54 sq mi) lake is located northwest of the lake Sijdasjávrre and south of the lake Geitvatnet, about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) from the border with Sweden.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Innsjødatabase". NVE.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2024-08-23.
  2. ↑ "Informasjon om stadnamn". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 2024-08-23.
  3. ↑ Thorsnæs, Geir, ed. (2018-08-21). "Langvatnet – innsjø i Ballangen". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2019-01-12.