Muorkkejávrre
Muorkkejávrre (Lule Sami) or Eidevatnet or Eidvatnet (Norwegian) is a lake that lies in Fauske Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The 5.94-square-kilometre (2.29 sq mi) lake lies about 75 metres (246 ft) west of the border with Sweden and about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) east of the village of Sulitjelma. The water from the lake flows west into the neighboring lake Låmivatnet.[1] The ending -jávrre is the Lule Sami word for "lake".
| Eidevatnet (Norwegian) Eidvatnet (Norwegian) Muorkkejávrre (Lule Sami) | |
|---|---|
| Historic: Muotkejávri (Lule Sami) | |
  Muorkkejávrre Location of the lake Show map of Nordland Muorkkejávrre Muorkkejávrre (Norway) Show map of Norway | |
| Location | Fauske, Nordland |
| Coordinates | 67.0703°N 16.3304°E / 67.0703; 16.3304 |
| Basin countries | Norway |
| Max. length | 5.7 kilometres (3.5 mi) |
| Max. width | 1.9 kilometres (1.2 mi) |
| Surface area | 5.94 km2 (2.29 sq mi) |
| Shore length1 | 18 kilometres (11 mi) |
| Surface elevation | 712 metres (2,336 ft) |
| References | NVE |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
See also
- List of lakes in Norway
- Geography of Norway
References
- "Eidevatnet" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2012-04-03.
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