Lomivatnet (Norwegian) or Loamejávrre (Lule Sami)[2] is a lake in Fauske Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The 11.43-square-kilometre (4.41 sq mi) lake lies about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) east of the village of Sulitjelma, just south of the Sulitjelma Glacier and north of Junkerdal National Park. The border with Sweden is 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) east of the lake.[3] The Lomi Hydroelectric Power Station uses the lake as a reservoir.[4]
| Historic: Loamejávri (Lule Sami) Låmivatnet (Norwegian) Loamevatnet (Norwegian) | |
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 Interactive map of the lake | |
| Location | Fauske Municipality, Nordland |
| Coordinates | 67°05′56″N 16°15′42″E / 67.0989°N 16.2616°E |
| Basin countries | Norway |
| Max. length | 6.5 kilometres (4.0 mi) |
| Max. width | 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) |
| Surface area | 11.43 km2 (4.41 sq mi) |
| Shore length1 | 21.95 kilometres (13.64 mi) |
| Surface elevation | 709 metres (2,326 ft) |
| References | NVE[1] |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Innsjødatabase". NVE.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2024-09-07.
- ^ "Informasjon om stadnamn". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 2024-09-08.
- ^ "Låmivatnet" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2012-04-02.
- ^ SKS produksjon: Lomi. Archived 2017-02-02 at the Wayback Machine
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