Svanevatn
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Svanevatn is a lake
on the border
between Norway
and Russia
. The Norwegian branch is situated in Sør-Varanger
municipality in Finnmark
county.
Svanevatn has an area of 32.51 km², a circumference of 66.21 km and a height of 21 metres.
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,...
on the border
Russia–Norway border
The border between Russia and Norway, formerly the border between the Soviet Union and the NATO member state Norway, consists of a long land borderline, from the Finnish border to the coastline at Grense Jakobselv in northernmost Norway and north-west Russia, and a maritime border which extends...
between 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...
and Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
. The Norwegian branch is situated in Sør-Varanger
Sør-Varanger
Sør-Varanger is a municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Kirkenes. Sør-Varanger was separated from the municipality of Vadsø on 1 July 1858.-Name:...
municipality in Finnmark
Finnmark
or Finnmárku is a county in the extreme northeast of Norway. By land it borders Troms county to the west, Finland to the south and Russia to the east, and by water, the Norwegian Sea to the northwest, and the Barents Sea to the north and northeast.The county was formerly known as Finmarkens...
county.
Svanevatn has an area of 32.51 km², a circumference of 66.21 km and a height of 21 metres.