Lysvatnet (Lenvik)
Lake in Senja, Norway / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lysvatnet (Norwegian) or Čáhppesjávri (Northern Sami) is a lake in Senja Municipality in Troms county, Norway. The lake lies in the Helvetesdalen valley on the island of Senja. The 6-kilometre (3.7 mi) long lake covers an area of 3.67 square kilometres (1.42 sq mi). The lake lies about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) west of the village of Gibostad.[1]
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Lysvatnet (Norwegian) | |
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Čáhppesjávri (Northern Sami) | |
Location | Troms |
Coordinates | 69.3788°N 17.8116°E / 69.3788; 17.8116 |
Primary outflows | Lyselva |
Basin countries | Norway |
Max. length | 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) |
Max. width | 800 metres (2,600 ft) |
Surface area | 3.67 km2 (1.42 sq mi) |
Shore length1 | 16.34 kilometres (10.15 mi) |
Surface elevation | 22 metres (72 ft) |
References | NVE |
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. |
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