Langvatnet (Norwegian) or Guovddelisjávrre (Northern Sami)[2] is a lake in Narvik Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The 14.36-square-kilometre (5.54 sq mi) lake is located northwest of the lake Sijdasjávrre and south of the lake Geitvatnet, about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) from the border with Sweden.[3]
| Langvatnet (Norwegian) Guovddelisjávrre (Northern Sami) | |
|---|---|
| Historic spellings: Guovdelasjávri or Guovddelasjávrre (Northern Sami) | |
 Interactive map of the lake | |
| Location | Nordland, Norway |
| Coordinates | 68°22′24″N 16°38′55″E / 68.3733°N 16.6486°E |
| Basin countries | Norway |
| Max. length | 8.5 kilometres (5.3 mi) |
| Max. width | 3.6 kilometres (2.2 mi) |
| Surface area | 14.36 km2 (5.54 sq mi) |
| Shore length1 | 36.66 kilometres (22.78 mi) |
| Surface elevation | 674 metres (2,211 ft) |
| References | NVE[1] |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Innsjødatabase". NVE.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2024-08-23.
- ^ "Informasjon om stadnamn". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 2024-08-23.
- ^ Thorsnæs, Geir, ed. (2018-08-21). "Langvatnet – innsjø i Ballangen". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2019-01-12.
