Lossivatnet (Norwegian) or Loasejávri (Northern Sami) is a lake in Narvik Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The 6.64-square-kilometre (2.56 sq mi) lake lies just west of the mountain Storsteinfjellet and about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) east of the village of Elvegård. The water is used for hydroelectric power production.[1]
| Lossivatnet (Norwegian) | |
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| Loasejávri (Northern Sami) | |
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  Lossivatnet Location of the lake  Lossivatnet Lossivatnet (Norway) | |
| Location | Nordland |
| Coordinates | 68°12′34″N 17°41′33″E / 68.2094°N 17.6924°E |
| Basin countries | Norway |
| Max. length | 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) |
| Max. width | 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) |
| Surface area | 6.64 km2 (2.56 sq mi) |
| Shore length1 | 16.21 kilometres (10.07 mi) |
| Surface elevation | 735 metres (2,411 ft) |
| References | NVE |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
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References edit
- ^ Store norske leksikon. "Lossivatnet" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2012-05-25.
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