Makkvatnet (Norwegian) or Suoksavuomjávrre (Lule Sami)[2] is a lake that lies on the border of Steigen Municipality and Hamarøy Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The 3.02-square-kilometre (1.17 sq mi) lake lies about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) west of the European route E6 highway in Hamarøy.[3]
| Makkvatnet (Norwegian) Suoksavuomjávrre (Lule Sami) | |
|---|---|
 Interactive map of the lake | |
| Location | Steigen and Hamarøy, Nordland |
| Coordinates | 67°50′20″N 15°49′30″E / 67.8390°N 15.8250°E |
| Basin countries | Norway |
| Max. length | 2.8 kilometres (1.7 mi) |
| Max. width | 1.6 kilometres (0.99 mi) |
| Surface area | 3.02 km2 (1.17 sq mi) |
| Shore length1 | 9.35 kilometres (5.81 mi) |
| Surface elevation | 117 metres (384 ft) |
| References | NVE[1] |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Innsjødatabase". NVE.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2024-09-02.
- ^ "Informasjon om stadnamn". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 2024-09-02.
- ^ Store norske leksikon. "Makkvatnet" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2012-04-25.
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