Kjæsvannet

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kjæsvannet
Keaisajávri
Stuorrajávri
Location Lebesby and
Porsanger, Finnmark
Coordinates 70°35′34″N 26°08′49″E / 70.5927°N 26.1469°E / 70.5927; 26.1469Coordinates: 70°35′34″N 26°08′49″E / 70.5927°N 26.1469°E / 70.5927; 26.1469
Basin countries Norway
Max. length 7 kilometres (4.3 mi)
Max. width 850 metres (2,790 ft)
Surface area 5.16 km2 (1.99 sq mi)
Shore length1 20.39 kilometres (12.67 mi)
Surface elevation 47 metres (154 ft)
References NVE
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Kjæsvannet (Northern Sami: Keaisajávri or Stuorrajávri) is a lake on the border of the municipalities of Porsanger and Lebesby in 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]

See also

  • List of lakes in Norway

References

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


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike; additional terms may apply for the media files.