Makkvatnet

Makkvatnet (Norwegian)
Suoksavuomjávrre (Lule Sami)
Interactive map of the lake
LocationSteigen and Hamarøy, Nordland
Coordinates67°50′20″N 15°49′30″E / 67.8390°N 15.8250°E / 67.8390; 15.8250
Basin countriesNorway
Max. length2.8 kilometres (1.7 mi)
Max. width1.6 kilometres (0.99 mi)
Surface area
3.02 km2 (1.17 sq mi)
Shore length1
9.35 kilometres (5.81 mi)
Surface elevation
117 metres (384 ft)
ReferencesNVE[1]
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Makkvatnet (Norwegian) or Suoksavuomjávrre (Lule Sami)[2] is a lake that lies on the border of Steigen Municipality and Hamarøy Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The 3.02-square-kilometre (1.17 sq mi) lake lies about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) west of the European route E6 highway in Hamarøy.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Innsjødatabase". NVE.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2024-09-02.
  2. ↑ "Informasjon om stadnamn". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 2024-09-02.
  3. ↑ Store norske leksikon. "Makkvatnet" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2012-04-25.