Hartvikvatnet

Hartvikvatnet (Norwegian) or Árajávri (Northern Sami) is a lake in Narvik Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The 2.3-square-kilometre (0.89 sq mi) lake is located about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) east of the village of Bjerkvik and just less than 20 kilometres (12 mi) with the border with Sweden. The Elvegårdsmoen military camp lies just west of the lake.[1]

Hartvikvatnet  (Norwegian)
Hartvikvatnet
Location of the lake
Hartvikvatnet
Hartvikvatnet (Norway)
LocationNordland
Coordinates68.5560°N 17.6815°E / 68.5560; 17.6815
Native nameÁrajávri  (Northern Sami)
Basin countriesNorway
Max. length2 kilometres (1.2 mi)
Max. width1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi)
Surface area2.3 km2 (0.89 sq mi)
Shore length17.32 kilometres (4.55 mi)
Surface elevation78 metres (256 ft)
ReferencesNVE
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

See also

  • List of lakes in Norway

References

  1. "Hartvikvatnet" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2012-05-25.


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