Homstølvatnet
Encyclopedia
Homstølvatnet is a lake
in the far western part of the municipality of Froland
in Aust-Agder
county, Norway
. It is located about 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) east of the village of Byglandsfjord
. The lake has an area of 2.61 square kilometres (1 sq mi) and is at an elevation of 350 metres (1,148.3 ft) above sea level.
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 far western part of the municipality of Froland
Froland
Froland is a municipality in Aust-Agder county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Sørlandet. The administrative center is the village of Blakstad, which along with Osedalen form the main population center of the municipality....
in Aust-Agder
Aust-Agder
is a county in Norway, bordering Telemark, Rogaland, and Vest-Agder. In 2002, there were 102,945 inhabitants, which is 2.2% of the total population in Norway. Its area is . The administrative center of the county is in Arendal....
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...
. It is located about 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) east of the village of Byglandsfjord
Byglandsfjord
Byglandsfjord is a village in the southern part of the municipality of Bygland in the Aust-Agder county, Norway. The village is in the valley of Setesdal and located at the end of the lake Byglandsfjorden. Its population is 351....
. The lake has an area of 2.61 square kilometres (1 sq mi) and is at an elevation of 350 metres (1,148.3 ft) above sea level.