Kingen is a lake on the border between Sweden and Norway. The Norwegian part (2.25 square kilometres or 0.87 square miles) is located in the municipality of Lierne in Trøndelag county, and the Swedish part (2.85 square kilometres or 1.10 square miles) is located in the municipality of Krokom in Jämtland County. It lies south of the larger lake Rengen.[1]

Kingen
Location of the lake
Location of the lake
Kingen
Location of the lake
Location of the lake
Kingen
Location of the lake
Location of the lake
Kingen
LocationLierne (Trøndelag), Krokom (Jämtland)
Coordinates64°01′37″N 13°58′30″E / 64.0269°N 13.9749°E / 64.0269; 13.9749
Basin countriesNorway, Sweden
Max. length4 kilometres (2.5 mi)
Max. width2 kilometres (1.2 mi)
Surface area5.1 km2 (2.0 sq mi)
Shore length116.1 kilometres (10.0 mi)
Surface elevation374 metres (1,227 ft)
ReferencesNVE
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

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  1. ^ "Kingen" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2011-09-08.