Forsanvatnet
Forsanvatnet or Forsvatnet is a lake that lies on the border of the municipalities of Steigen and Hamarøy in Nordland county, Norway. The 4.83-square-kilometre (1.86 sq mi) lake lies just south of the Steigen Tunnel in the northeast part of Steigen.[1]
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Location | Steigen and Hamarøy, Nordland |
Coordinates | 67.9193°N 15.6837°E / 67.9193; 15.6837 |
Basin countries | Norway |
Max. length | 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) |
Max. width | 1.3 kilometres (0.81 mi) |
Surface area | 4.83 km2 (1.86 sq mi) |
Shore length1 | 13.89 kilometres (8.63 mi) |
Surface elevation | 258 metres (846 ft) |
References | NVE |
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. |
See also
- List of lakes in Norway
References
- Store norske leksikon. "Forsanvatnet" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2012-04-25.
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