Vigdarvatnet

Vigdarvatnet is a lake in the municipality of Sveio in Vestland county, Norway. A small arm off the main lake juts to the south and runs along the municipal-county border between Sveio in Vestland county and the town of Haugesund in Rogaland county.[1] The 10-kilometre (6.2 mi) long lake forms a U-shape. It is fed by the nearby lake Stakkastadvatnet to the south, and it empties into the Ålfjorden, a small fjord arm off the main Hardangerfjorden. The village of Sveio lies on the northwestern shore of the lake.

Vigdarvatnet
Vigdarvatnet
Location of the lake
Vigdarvatnet
Vigdarvatnet (Norway)
LocationSveio (Vestland) and Haugesund (Rogaland)
Coordinates59.4961°N 5.3699°E / 59.4961; 5.3699
Basin countriesNorway
Max. length10 kilometres (6.2 mi)
Max. width1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi)
Surface area7.56 km2 (2.92 sq mi)
Shore length144.52 kilometres (27.66 mi)
Surface elevation10 metres (33 ft)
SettlementsSveio
ReferencesNVE
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

See also

  • List of lakes in Norway

References

  1. "Vigdarvatnet, Sveio (Hordaland)" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2015-03-06.


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