Famnvatnet
Encyclopedia
Famnvatnet is a lake
in the municipality of Hattfjelldal
in Nordland
county, Norway
. The lake is located about 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) east of Røssvatnet
and about 7.5 kilometres (4.7 mi) west of the border with Sweden
. The nearby lake Krutvatnet
lies about 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) to the south.
Lake
A lake is a body of relatively still fresh or salt water of considerable size, localized in a basin, that is surrounded by land. Lakes are inland and not part of the ocean and therefore are distinct from lagoons, and are larger and deeper than ponds. Lakes can be contrasted with rivers or streams,...
in the municipality of Hattfjelldal
Hattfjelldal
Hattfjelldal is a municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is part of the Helgeland traditional region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Hattfjelldal. Other villages include Grubben, Svenskvollen, and Varntresk...
in Nordland
Nordland
is a county in Norway in the North Norway region, bordering Troms in the north, Nord-Trøndelag in the south, Norrbottens län in Sweden to the east, Västerbottens län to the southeast, and the Atlantic Ocean to the west. The county was formerly known as Nordlandene amt. The county administration is...
county, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
. The lake is located about 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) east of Røssvatnet
Røssvatnet
Røssvatnet is a lake and reservoir in the municipalities of Hattfjelldal and Hemnes in Nordland county, Norway. It has been the site of human occupation since the Stone Age. Its area of makes it the second largest lake in Norway by surface area. Without the dam which has regulated the lake...
and about 7.5 kilometres (4.7 mi) west of the border with Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
. The nearby lake Krutvatnet
Krutvatnet
Krutvatnet is a lake in the municipality of Hattfjelldal in Nordland county, Norway. It lies about east of the lake Røssvatnet and about west of the border with Sweden. The Norwegian National Road 73 runs on the southern shore of the lake on its way from Hattfjelldal to Tärnaby in Sweden....
lies about 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) to the south.