Kjæsvannet

Kjæsvannet (Northern Sami: Keaisajávri or Stuorrajávri) is a lake on the border of the municipalities of Porsanger and Lebesby in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. The 5.16-square-kilometre (1.99 sq mi) lake is located on the Sværholt Peninsula, about half-way between the villages of Veidnes and Brenna.[1]

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Kjæsvannet is located in Troms og Finnmark
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Location of the lake
Kjæsvannet is located in Norway
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Kjæsvannet (Norway)
LocationTroms og Finnmark
Coordinates70.5927°N 26.1469°E / 70.5927; 26.1469
Native name
Basin countriesNorway
Max. length7 kilometres (4.3 mi)
Max. width850 metres (2,790 ft)
Surface area5.16 km2 (1.99 sq mi)
Shore length120.39 kilometres (12.67 mi)
Surface elevation47 metres (154 ft)
ReferencesNVE
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

See also

References

  1. "Kjæsvannet" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2013-02-18.


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