Virvatnet (Norwegian), Vijriesjaevrie (Southern Sami), or Viresjávrre (Lule Sami)[2] is a lake in Rana Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the southeastern corner of the municipality, about 20 kilometres (12 mi) south of the mountain Bolna and less than 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) west of the border with Sweden.[3]
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| Location | Rana Municipality, Nordland |
| Coordinates | 66°18′36″N 15°24′13″E / 66.3101°N 15.4036°E |
| Primary outflows | Virvasselva |
| Basin countries | Norway |
| Max. length | 3.2 kilometres (2.0 mi) |
| Max. width | 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) |
| Surface area | 2.67 km2 (1.03 sq mi) |
| Shore length1 | 11.82 kilometres (7.34 mi) |
| Surface elevation | 645 metres (2,116 ft) |
| References | NVE[1] |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
See also
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edit- ^ "Innsjødatabase". NVE.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2024-09-07.
- ^ "Informasjon om stadnamn". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 2024-09-26.
- ^ "Virvatnet" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2011-12-19.
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