Iptojávri

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Iptojávri
Location Narvik, Nordland
Coordinates 68°07′25″N 17°28′33″E / 68.1236°N 17.4757°E / 68.1236; 17.4757Coordinates: 68°07′25″N 17°28′33″E / 68.1236°N 17.4757°E / 68.1236; 17.4757
Basin countries Norway
Max. length 2.7 kilometres (1.7 mi)
Max. width 1.4 kilometres (0.87 mi)
Surface area 2.31 km2 (0.89 sq mi)
Shore length1 9.43 kilometres (5.86 mi)
Surface elevation 616 metres (2,021 ft)
References NVE
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Iptojávri is a lake in the municipality of Narvik in Nordland county, Norway. The 2.31-square-kilometre (0.89 sq mi) lake lies about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) south of the village of Elvegård, just 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) from the border with Sweden. The ending -jávri is the word for "lake" in the Northern Sami language.[1]

See also

  • List of lakes in Norway

References

  1. "Iptojávri" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2012-05-25. 


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