Halnefjorden

Halnefjorden is a large lake on the border of Vestland and Viken counties in Norway. It is located in the municipalities of Hol and Nore og Uvdal in Viken county and in Eidfjord municipality in Vestland county. At 13.61 square kilometres (5.25 sq mi), it is among the largest lakes located on the vast Hardangervidda plateau.[1] The Norwegian National Road 7 runs along the northern shore of the lake, and that is the only road access to the lake. The lake is one of the headwaters of the river Numedalslågen.[2]

Halnefjorden
180 degrees view of Halnefjorden from Halnetunga
Halnefjorden
Location of the lake
Halnefjorden
Halnefjorden (Viken (county))
Halnefjorden
Halnefjorden (Norway)
LocationVestland and Viken
Coordinates60.4039°N 7.7124°E / 60.4039; 7.7124
Basin countriesNorway
Max. length11.2 kilometres (7.0 mi)
Max. width2.3 kilometres (1.4 mi)
Surface area13.61 km2 (5.25 sq mi)
Shore length139.83 kilometres (24.75 mi)
Surface elevation1,130 metres (3,710 ft)
ReferencesNVE
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

See also

  • List of lakes in Norway

References

  1. Lauritzen, Per Roger, ed. (2009). "Halnefjorden". Norsk Fjelleksikon (in Norwegian). Arendal: Friluftsforlaget. ISBN 9788291495477.
  2. Store norske leksikon. "Halnefjorden" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2014-05-31.


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