Aursund
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| Aursund | |
|---|---|
| Location | Røros (Sør-Trøndelag) |
| Coordinates | |
| Basin countries | Norway |
| Surface area | 46.04 km² |
| Shore length1 | 102.98 km |
| Surface elevation | 690 m |
| References | NVE |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
Aursund (or Aursunden[1]) is a lake in Røros municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway.
The longest and largest river in Norway, the Glomma (pronounced and written Glåma in northern regions of the river) has its headwaters at lake Aursund at the head of the Glommadal.
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- ^ The suffix "-en" is a form of the Norwegian language definite article and means "the". Hence Aursunden is equivalent to "the Aursund." Both forms can be found in English language text.
