Storvatnet (Narvik)

Storvatnet (Norwegian)
Ránujávri (Northern Sami)
Historic spelling: Ranojavri (Northern Sami)
Interactive map of the lake
LocationNordland, Norway
Coordinates68°18′35″N 17°02′38″E / 68.3096°N 17.0439°E / 68.3096; 17.0439
Basin countriesNorway
Max. length9 kilometres (5.6 mi)
Max. width1.8 kilometres (1.1 mi)
Surface area
9.76 km2 (3.77 sq mi)
Shore length1
19.26 kilometres (11.97 mi)
Surface elevation
15 metres (49 ft)
ReferencesNVE[1]
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Storvatnet (Norwegian) or Ránujávri (Northern Sami)[2] is a lake in Narvik Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The 9.76-square-kilometre (3.77 sq mi) lake is located about 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) east of the village of Ballangen.[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. ↑ Store norske leksikon. "Storvatnet (Nordland) – Ballangen" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2012-05-21.