Jengelvatnet

Jengelvatnet (Norwegian) or Giengelvihke (Southern Sami) is a lake in Norway that lies on the borders of the municipalities of Røyrvik (in Trøndelag county) and Grane and Hattfjelldal (in Nordland county). The 2.54-square-kilometre (0.98 sq mi) lake lies inside Børgefjell National Park and it drains to the south into the lake Namsvatnet.[1]

Jengelvatnet  (Norwegian)
Giengelvihke  (Southern Sami)
Jengelvatnet
Location of the lake
Jengelvatnet
Jengelvatnet (Nordland)
Jengelvatnet
Jengelvatnet (Norway)
LocationTrøndelag and Nordland
Coordinates65.1179°N 13.6508°E / 65.1179; 13.6508
Basin countriesNorway
Max. length2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi)
Max. width2 kilometres (1.2 mi)
Surface area2.54 km2 (0.98 sq mi)
Shore length112.9 kilometres (8.0 mi)
Surface elevation652 metres (2,139 ft)
ReferencesNVE
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

See also

  • List of lakes in Norway

References

  1. "Jengelvatnet" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2011-09-13.


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