Frøyningen (Norwegian) or Freavnanjaevrie (Southern Sami)[2] is a lake in Namsskogan Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The 2.72-square-kilometre (1.05 sq mi) lake lies about 700 metres (2,300 ft) west of the European route E6 highway and the river Namsen, about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) north of the village of Namsskogan.[3]

Frøyningen (Norwegian)
Freavnanjaevrie (Southern Sami)
Storfrøyningen (Norwegian)
Stoerre Freavnanjaevrie (Southern Sami)
Map
Interactive map of the lake
LocationNamsskogan Municipality, Trøndelag
Coordinates64°59′27″N 13°10′33″E / 64.9908°N 13.1759°E / 64.9908; 13.1759
Basin countriesNorway
Max. length4 kilometres (2.5 mi)
Max. width2 kilometres (1.2 mi)
Surface area2.72 km2 (1.05 sq mi)
Shore length119.3 kilometres (12.0 mi)
Surface elevation252 metres (827 ft)
ReferencesNVE[1]
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

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References

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  1. ^ "Innsjødatabase". NVE.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2024-11-10.
  2. ^ "Informasjon om stadnamn". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 2024-11-10.
  3. ^ "Frøyningen" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Archived from the original on 2018-07-24. Retrieved 2011-09-14.