Sandsjøen is a lake in the municipality of Lierne in Trøndelag county, Norway. It lies about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) southeast of the municipal center, Sandvika. The village of Holand is located on the northern shore of Sandsjøen.[1]

Sandsjøen
Sandsjøen is located in Trøndelag
Sandsjøen
Sandsjøen
Location of the lake
Sandsjøen is located in Norway
Sandsjøen
Sandsjøen
Sandsjøen (Norway)
LocationLierne, Trøndelag
Coordinates64°26′04″N 13°40′59″E / 64.4344°N 13.6831°E / 64.4344; 13.6831
Basin countriesNorway
Max. length8 kilometres (5.0 mi)
Max. width3 kilometres (1.9 mi)
Surface area15.1 km2 (5.8 sq mi)
Shore length127.1 kilometres (16.8 mi)
Surface elevation409 metres (1,342 ft)
ReferencesNVE
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

The lake, near the Swedish border, is the beginning of the Sanddøla river, a main tributary of the river Namsen. The lake flows out into the lake Laksjøen to the west.[2]

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  1. ^ "Sandsjøen" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2011-09-08.
  2. ^ Store norske leksikon. "Sanddøla" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2011-09-08.