Leirvatnet (Sørfold)
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| Leirvatnet | |
|---|---|
| Location | Sørfold, Nordland and Jokkmokk, Norrbotten |
| Coordinates | 67°17′28″N 16°14′51″E / 67.2910°N 16.2476°ECoordinates: 67°17′28″N 16°14′51″E / 67.2910°N 16.2476°E |
| Basin countries | Norway and Sweden |
| Max. length | 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) |
| Max. width | 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) |
| Surface area |
2.57 km2 (0.99 sq mi) (2.51 km² in Norway) |
| Shore length1 | 7.72 kilometres (4.80 mi) |
| Surface elevation | 826 metres (2,710 ft) |
| References | NVE |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
Leirvatnet is a lake located on the border between Norway and Sweden. It lies in the municipality of Sørfold in Nordland county, Norway, and the rest is located in Jokkmokk Municipality in Norrbotten County, Sweden. The lake lies at one end of the large Blåmannsisen glacier.[1]
See also
- List of lakes in Norway
- Geography of Norway
References
- ↑ "Leirvatnet" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2012-04-10.
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