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Sandsjøen

Coordinates: 64°26′04″N 13°40′59″E / 64.4344°N 13.6831°E / 64.4344; 13.6831
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Sandsjøen
Map
Interactive map of the lake
LocationLierne Municipality, 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]
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Sandsjøen[2] is a lake in Lierne Municipality 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.[3]

Lake Sandsjøen in Lierne

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.[4]

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References

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  1. ^ "Innsjødatabase". NVE.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2024-11-11.
  2. ^ "Informasjon om stadnamn". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 2024-11-11.
  3. ^ "Sandsjøen" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2011-09-08.
  4. ^ Store norske leksikon. "Sanddøla" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2011-09-08.