Šluŋkkajávri

Šluŋkkajávri or Sluņkajávrre is a lake in the municipality of Hamarøy in Nordland county, Norway. The lake lies about 20 kilometres (12 mi) southeast of the village of Tømmerneset. The large lake Rekvatnet lies just to the west of this lake. The ending -jávri or -jávrre is the Sami language word for lake.[1]

Sluņkajávrre
Šluŋkkajávri (historic)
Sluņkajávrre
Location of the lake
Sluņkajávrre
Sluņkajávrre (Norway)
LocationHamarøy, Nordland
Coordinates67.7819°N 16.1454°E / 67.7819; 16.1454
Basin countriesNorway
Max. length6.7 kilometres (4.2 mi)
Max. width1.3 kilometres (0.81 mi)
Surface area6.12 km2 (2.36 sq mi)
Shore length117.11 kilometres (10.63 mi)
Surface elevation561 metres (1,841 ft)
ReferencesNVE
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

See also

  • List of lakes in Norway

References

  1. "Sluņkajávrre" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2012-05-02.


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