Sønningen
Encyclopedia
Sønningen is a lake
in the municipality of Levanger
in Nord-Trøndelag
county, Norway
. The 0.86 square kilometres (212.5 acre) lake lies about 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) southwest of the village of Ekne
and about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) west of the lake Byavatnet
.
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 Levanger
Levanger
Levanger is a town and municipality in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Innherred region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Levanger...
in Nord-Trøndelag
Nord-Trøndelag
is a county constituting the northern part of Trøndelag in Norway. As of 2010, the county had 131,555 inhabitants, making it the country's fourth-least populated county. The largest municipalities are Stjørdal, Steinkjer—the county seat, Levanger, Namsos and Verdal, all with between 21,000 and...
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 0.86 square kilometres (212.5 acre) lake lies about 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) southwest of the village of Ekne
Ekne
Ekne is a village in the municipality of Levanger in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located west of Skogn and about southwest of the town of Levanger. The lakes Sønningen and Byavatnet lie south of the village. The village has a population of 240. The population density of the village...
and about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) west of the lake Byavatnet
Byavatnet
Byavatnet is a lake in the municipality of Levanger in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located about south of the village of Ekne and about west of Ronglan. The lake Hammervatnet lies about south of Byavatnet and the lake Sønningen lies about to the northwest. The lake is about long...
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