Gardsjøen (Sør-Varanger)
Gardsjøen (Northern Sami: Gárddebealjávri) is a lake in Sør-Varanger Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. The 0.71-square-kilometre (180-acre; 71 ha) lake lies just 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) west of the Jakobselva river which forms the border with Russia. The lake lies about 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) south of the village of Grense Jakobselv.[1]
| Gardsjøen Gárddebealjávri | |
|---|---|
| Location | Sør-Varanger, Troms og Finnmark |
| Coordinates | 69.7086°N 30.8474°E / 69.7086; 30.8474 |
| Basin countries | Norway |
| Max. length | 1.7 kilometres (1.1 mi) |
| Max. width | 700 metres (2,300 ft) |
| Surface area | 0.71 km2 (0.27 sq mi) |
| Shore length1 | 4.6 kilometres (2.9 mi) |
| Surface elevation | 82 metres (269 ft) |
| References | NVE |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
See also
- List of lakes in Norway
References
- "Gardsjøen" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2013-03-13.
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