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Kvitvatnet

Coordinates: 67°19′47″N 16°06′24″E / 67.3296°N 16.1066°E / 67.3296; 16.1066
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Kvitvatnet
Map
Interactive map of the lake
LocationSørfold Municipality, Nordland
Coordinates67°19′47″N 16°06′24″E / 67.3296°N 16.1066°E / 67.3296; 16.1066
Basin countriesNorway
Max. length3.6 kilometres (2.2 mi)
Max. width2 kilometres (1.2 mi)
Surface area3.08 km2 (1.19 sq mi)
Shore length113.79 kilometres (8.57 mi)
Surface elevation944 metres (3,097 ft)
ReferencesNVE[1]
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Kvitvatnet[2] is a lake that lies in Sørfold Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the southeastern part of the municipality, about 21 kilometres (13 mi) east of the village of Straumen. The lake lies on the north side of the Blåmannsisen glacier, just south of the Rago National Park, and just west of the border with Sweden.[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. ^ "Kvitvatnet" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2012-04-10.