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Kjelvatnet (Narvik)

Coordinates: 68°11′14″N 17°10′35″E / 68.1873°N 17.1764°E / 68.1873; 17.1764
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Kjelvatnet
Map
Interactive map of the lake
LocationNordland, Norway
Coordinates68°11′14″N 17°10′35″E / 68.1873°N 17.1764°E / 68.1873; 17.1764
Basin countriesNorway
Max. length2.8 kilometres (1.7 mi)
Max. width1.2 kilometres (0.75 mi)
Surface area2.6 km2 (1.0 sq mi)
Shore length18.48 kilometres (5.27 mi)
Surface elevation829 metres (2,720 ft)
ReferencesNVE[1]
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Kjelvatnet[2] is a lake in Narvik Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The 2.6-square-kilometre (1.0 sq mi) lake lies at an elevation of 829 metres (2,720 ft) above sea level, just south of the Frostisen glacier, near the border with Sweden.[3]

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References

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  1. ^ "Innsjødatabase". NVE.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2024-08-23.
  2. ^ "Informasjon om stadnamn". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 2024-08-23.
  3. ^ Thorsnæs, Geir, ed. (2017-06-17). "Kjelvatnet – i Ballangen". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2019-01-12.