Alsvågvatnet is a lake which lies in Øksnes Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is on the island of Langøya in the Vesterålen archipelago. There is birch woodland and bogland nearby. The 2.36-square-kilometre (0.91 sq mi) lake sits at an elevation of 8 metres (26 ft) above sea level, about 1.3 kilometres (0.81 mi) west of the village of Alsvåg, along the road to Myre.[1]
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Location | Nordland |
Coordinates | 68.8945°N 15.1904°E / 68.8945; 15.1904 |
Type | Natural lake |
Basin countries | Norway |
Max. length | 4.3 kilometres (2.7 mi) |
Max. width | 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) |
Surface area | 2.36 km2 (0.91 sq mi) |
Shore length1 | 18 kilometres (11 mi) |
Surface elevation | 8 metres (26 ft) |
References | NVE |
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. |
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