Havvannet

Havvannet (Norwegian) or Vuolit Áhpelanjávri (Northern Sami) is a lake in Måsøy Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. The 3.69 square kilometres (1.42 sq mi) lake lies isolated in the mountains on the Porsanger Peninsula about 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) northeast of the village of Kokelv in Kvalsund Municipality. The lake sits at an elevation of 293-metre (961 ft) above sea level. The village of Slåtten lies about 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) northwest of the lake.[1]

Havvannet
Havvannet
Location of the lake
Havvannet
Havvannet (Norway)
LocationTroms og Finnmark
Coordinates70.6799°N 24.8410°E / 70.6799; 24.8410
Native nameVuolit Áhpelanjávri  (Northern Sami)
Basin countriesNorway
Max. length4 kilometres (2.5 mi)
Max. width1.7 kilometres (1.1 mi)
Surface area3.69 km2 (1.42 sq mi)
Shore length115.53 kilometres (9.65 mi)
Surface elevation293 metres (961 ft)
ReferencesNVE
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

See also

  • List of lakes in Norway

References

  1. "Havvannet, Måsøy" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2013-02-10.


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