Flakavatnet
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Lake in Norway
Flakavatnet | |
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Location | Ulvik,VestlandandHol,Buskerud |
Coordinates | 60°38′50″N7°35′22″E/ 60.6471°N 7.5895°E/60.6471; 7.5895 |
Basincountries | Norway |
Max. length | 4.5 kilometres (2.8 mi) |
Max. width | 2.1 kilometres (1.3 mi) |
Surface area | 3.43 km2(1.32 sq mi) |
Shore length1 | 16.47 kilometres (10.23 mi) |
Surface elevation | 1,453 metres (4,767 ft) |
References | NVE |
1Shore length isnot a well-defined measure. |
Flakavatnetis analpine lakeon the border ofVestlandandBuskerudcounties inNorway.The 3.43-square-kilometre (1.32 sq mi) lake lies in the municipalities ofUlvik(in Vestland) andHol(in Viken) and the lake lies entirely within theHallingskarvet National Park.The village ofFinselies about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) southwest of the lake.[1]
The lake is one of the largest lakes in Europe that lies in the transition to the high-alpinezone, where vegetation is minimal or absent and influence of permanent snow patches and glaciers are evident.
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[edit]- ^"Flakavatnet"(in Norwegian).yr.no.Retrieved2014-05-25.
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