Holderen

Holderen is a lake on the border between Sweden and Norway. The 1.83-square-kilometre (0.71 sq mi) Norwegian part is located inside Blåfjella–Skjækerfjella National Park in the municipality of Snåsa in Trøndelag county. The 6.44-square-kilometre (2.49 sq mi) Swedish part is located in the municipality of Åre in Jämtland County. The lake lies about 3 kilometres (2 mi) south of the lake Grøningen.[1]

Holderen
Holderen
Location of the lake
Holderen
Holderen (Norway)
Holderen
Holderen (Sweden)
LocationSnåsa, Trøndelag
and Åre, Jämtland
Coordinates64.0633°N 12.8948°E / 64.0633; 12.8948
Basin countriesNorway and Sweden
Max. length7.5 kilometres (4.7 mi)
Max. width2 kilometres (1.2 mi)
Surface area8.27 km2 (3.19 sq mi)
(1.83 km2 (0.71 sq mi) in Norway
6.44 km2 (2.49 sq mi) in Sweden)
Shore length129.63 kilometres (18.41 mi)
Surface elevation439 metres (1,440 ft)
ReferencesNVE
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

See also

  • List of lakes in Norway

References

  1. "Holderen" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2011-08-04.


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