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 is located in Nordland
Storvatnet
Storvatnet
Location of the lake
Storvatnet is located in Norway
Storvatnet
Storvatnet
Storvatnet (Norway)
LocationNordland, Norway
Coordinates68.3096°N 17.0439°E / 68.3096; 17.0439
Basin countriesNorway
Max. length9 kilometres (5.6 mi)
Max. width1.8 kilometres (1.1 mi)
Surface area9.76 km2 (3.77 sq mi)
Shore length119.26 kilometres (11.97 mi)
Surface elevation15 metres (49 ft)
ReferencesNVE
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

See also

References

  1. Store norske leksikon. "Storvatnet (Nordland) – Ballangen" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2012-05-21.


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