Åbjørvatnet
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Åbjørvatnet is a lake
that lies in the southeastern part of the municipality of Bindal
in Nordland
county, Norway
. The lake is part of the river Åbjøra
, about 8 kilometres (5 mi) east of the village of Åbygda
.
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,...
that lies in the southeastern part of the municipality of Bindal
Bindal
Bindal is a municipality in the Helgeland region in the extreme southwest part of Nordland county, Norway. The administrative centre is the village of Terråk...
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 part of the river Åbjøra
Åbjøra
Åbjøra or Åelva is a river in the municipality of Bindal in Nordland county, Norway. It begins in the mountains in the southeastern part of Bindal, it passes through some lakes, including the lake Åbjørvatnet, then past the village of Åbygda, and ends in the Osan fjord, not far from the village of...
, about 8 kilometres (5 mi) east of the village of Åbygda
Åbygda
Åbygda is a village in the municipality of Bindal in Nordland county, Norway. The village is located along the river Åbjøra, about southeast of Vassås and Terråk....
.