Lossivatnet
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Lake in Nordland, Norway
LocationNordland
Max. length6 kilometres (3.7 mi)
| Lossivatnet (Norwegian) Loasejávri (Northern Sami) | |
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| Location | Nordland |
| Coordinates | 68°12′34″N 17°41′33″E / 68.2094°N 17.6924°E / 68.2094; 17.6924 |
| Basin countries | Norway |
| Max. length | 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) |
| Max. width | 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) |
| Surface area | 6.64 km2 (2.56 sq mi) |
| Shore length1 | 16.21 kilometres (10.07 mi) |
| Surface elevation | 735 metres (2,411 ft) |
| References | NVE[1] |
| Location | |
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| Interactive map of the lake | |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
Lossivatnet (Norwegian) or Loasejávri (Northern Sami)[2] is a lake in Narvik Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The 6.64-square-kilometre (2.56 sq mi) lake lies just west of the mountain Storsteinfjellet and about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) east of the village of Elvegård. The water is used for hydroelectric power production.[3]
References
- ↑ "Innsjødatabase". NVE.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2024-08-23.
- ↑ "Informasjon om stadnamn". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 2024-08-23.
- ↑ Store norske leksikon. "Lossivatnet" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2012-05-25.
