Tverrvatnet
Lake in Rana, Norway / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Tverrvatnet or Tvervatnet [tvær'vatne] is a lake in the municipality of Rana in Nordland county, Norway. The European route E12 highway passes along the northern and eastern shores of the lake between the town of Mo i Rana and the border with Sweden. Tverrvatnet gets its name from the fact that it is located "across" (Norwegian: på tvers), in a north–south direction, while most lakes in Rana are located in an east–west direction.
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Location | Rana, Nordland |
Coordinates | 66.2362°N 14.5537°E / 66.2362; 14.5537 |
Primary outflows | Raudvatnet |
Catchment area | Tverråga |
Basin countries | Norway |
Max. length | 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) |
Max. width | 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) |
Surface area | 1.5 km2 (0.58 sq mi) |
Shore length1 | 8.7 kilometres (5.4 mi) |
Surface elevation | 501 metres (1,644 ft) |
References | NVE |
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. |
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