Kingen[2] is a lake on the border between Sweden and Norway. The Norwegian part (2.25 square kilometres or 0.87 square miles) is located in Lierne Municipality in Trøndelag county, and the Swedish part (2.85 square kilometres or 1.10 square miles) is located in Krokom Municipality in Jämtland County. It lies south of the larger lake Rengen.[3]
| Kingen | |
|---|---|
 Interactive map of the lake | |
| Location | Lierne (Trøndelag), Krokom (Jämtland) |
| Coordinates | 64°01′37″N 13°58′30″E / 64.0269°N 13.9749°E |
| Basin countries | Norway, Sweden |
| Max. length | 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) |
| Max. width | 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) |
| Surface area | 5.1 km2 (2.0 sq mi) |
| Shore length1 | 16.1 kilometres (10.0 mi) |
| Surface elevation | 374 metres (1,227 ft) |
| References | NVE[1] |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Innsjødatabase". NVE.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2024-11-11.
- ^ "Informasjon om stadnamn". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 2024-11-11.
- ^ "Kingen" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2011-09-08.
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