Bjørnefossvatnet or Flatisvatnet is a lake in the northwestern part of the municipality of Rana in Nordland county, Norway. The lake is located inside the Saltfjellet–Svartisen National Park, about 30 kilometres (19 mi) north of the town of Mo i Rana. The glacial lake is also the headwaters of the Glomåga river which flows south into the lake Langvatnet.[1][2]
Bjørnefossvatnet Flatisvatnet | |
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Location | Rana, Nordland |
Coordinates | 66°35′42″N 13°57′49″E / 66.5949°N 13.9637°E |
Basin countries | Norway |
Max. length | 3.4 kilometres (2.1 mi) |
Max. width | 1.8 kilometres (1.1 mi) |
Surface area | 2.39 km2 (0.92 sq mi) |
Shore length1 | 7.41 kilometres (4.60 mi) |
Surface elevation | 293 metres (961 ft) |
References | NVE |
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Flatisvatnet" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2011-12-19.
- ^ Store norske leksikon. "Bjørnefossvatnet" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2011-12-19.