Storvatnet (Ballangen)
Storvatnet (Norwegian) or Ránujávri (Northern Sami) 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.[1]
| Storvatnet (Norwegian) Ránujávri (Northern Sami) | |
|---|---|
| Ranojavri (Northern Sami) (historic) | |
  Storvatnet Location of the lake Show map of Nordland Storvatnet Storvatnet (Norway) Show map of Norway | |
| Location | Nordland, Norway |
| Coordinates | 68.3096°N 17.0439°E / 68.3096; 17.0439 |
| Basin countries | Norway |
| Max. length | 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) |
| Max. width | 1.8 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) |
| References | NVE |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
See also
- List of lakes in Norway
References
- Store norske leksikon. "Storvatnet (Nordland) – Ballangen" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2012-05-21.
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