Alsvågvatnet

Alsvågvatnet
Map of Alsvågvatnet and surrounds
Location Øksnes, Nordland, Norway
Coordinates 68°53′44″N 15°12′29″E / 68.89556°N 15.20806°E / 68.89556; 15.20806Coordinates: 68°53′44″N 15°12′29″E / 68.89556°N 15.20806°E / 68.89556; 15.20806
Type Natural lake
Basin countries Norway
Max. length 4.3 kilometres (2.7 mi)
Max. width 1 kilometre (0.62 mi)
Surface area 2.36 km2 (0.91 sq mi)
Shore length1 17.99 kilometres (11.18 mi)
Surface elevation 8 metres (26 ft)
References NVE
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Alsvågvatnet is a lake which lies in the municipality of Øksnes in Nordland county, Norway. It is on the island of Langøya in the Vesterålen archipelago. There is birch woodland and bogland nearby. The 2.36-square-kilometre (0.91 sq mi) lake sits at an elevation of 8 metres (26 ft), about 1.3 kilometres (0.81 mi) west of Alsvåg, along the road to Myre.[1]

References

  1. "185/1 Alsvågvassdraget" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate. Archived from the original on 2012-05-25. Retrieved 2012-07-31.


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