Överuman

Överuman or Uman is a lake on the border between Norway and Sweden. Most of the 52.49-square-kilometre (20.27 sq mi) lake is located in Storuman Municipality in Västerbotten County (southern Swedish Lapland) in Sweden. A small 3.17-square-kilometre (1.22 sq mi) part of the lake, known as Umbukta, is located in Rana Municipality in Nordland County in Norway. The European route E12 highway runs along the eastern side of the lake. The lake lies just southeast of the large lake Storakersvatnet.[1]

Överuman
Över-Uman
Umbukta
Överuman
Överuman
LocationVästerbotten County, Sweden
and Nordland county, Norway
Coordinates66.0500°N 14.8333°E / 66.0500; 14.8333
Basin countriesSweden and Norway
Surface area52.49 km2 (20.27 sq mi)
(3.17 km2 or 1.22 sq mi in Norway)
Shore length1129.11 kilometres (80.23 mi)
Surface elevation525 metres (1,722 ft)
ReferencesNVE
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

See also

References

  1. Store norske leksikon. "Umbukta" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2011-12-15.
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