Leirvatnet (Sørfold)

Leirvatnet
Colour photograph of Leirvatnet Lake surrounded by snow covered hills
Leirvatnet Lake
Map
Interactive map of the lake
LocationSørfold in Nordland and Jokkmokk in Norrbotten
Coordinates67°17′28″N 16°14′51″E / 67.2910°N 16.2476°E / 67.2910; 16.2476
Basin countriesNorway and Sweden
Max. length3 kilometres (1.9 mi)
Max. width1 kilometre (0.62 mi)
Surface area2.57 km2 (0.99 sq mi)
(2.51 km² in Norway)
Shore length17.72 kilometres (4.80 mi)
Surface elevation826 metres (2,710 ft)
ReferencesNVE[1]
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Leirvatnet[2] is a lake located on the border between Norway and Sweden. The majority of the 2.57-square-kilometre (0.99 sq mi) lake lies in Sørfold Municipality in Nordland county, Norway, and the remaining 0.06 square kilometres (15 acres) of the lake are located in Jokkmokk Municipality in Norrbotten County, Sweden. The lake lies at one end of the large Blåmannsisen glacier.[3]

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References

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  1. ^ "Innsjødatabase". NVE.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2024-09-07.
  2. ^ "Informasjon om stadnamn". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 2024-09-07.
  3. ^ "Leirvatnet" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2012-04-10.