Vangsvatnet
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| Vangsvatnet | |
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| Location | Voss (Hordaland) |
| Coordinates | 60°36′48″N 6°22′52″E / 60.61333°N 6.38111°ECoordinates: 60°36′48″N 6°22′52″E / 60.61333°N 6.38111°E |
| Basin countries | Norway |
| Surface area | 7.69 km² |
| Shore length1 | 19.57 km |
| Surface elevation | 47 m |
| References | NVE |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
Vangsvatnet as seen from Voss
Vangsvatnet is a lake in the municipality of Voss in Hordaland county, Norway. The lake is used for various water based extreme sports activities like Kite surfing and boat dragged paragliding. The Vosso River flows through both Vangsvatnet and Evangervatnet before it empties into Bolstadfjord by the village of Bolstadøyri. Vangsvatnet is named after the place Vangen - the center and old churchsite of Voss. The last element is the finite form of vatn, meaning lake.[1]
See also
- List of lakes in Norway
References
- ↑ Norwegian-English Dictionary: A Pronouncing and Translating Dictionary of Modern Norwegian (1974) by Einar Haugen. University of Wisconsin Press)
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