Kalandsvatnet is the largest lake in the municipality of Bergen in Vestland county, Norway. The 3.5-square-kilometre (1.4 sq mi) lake is located in the borough of Fana, just east of the village of Fanahammeren. The European route E39 highway runs along the northeastern shore of the lake, about 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) south of the city centre of Bergen.[1]
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Location | Bergen, Vestland |
Coordinates | 60.2721°N 5.3986°E / 60.2721; 5.3986 |
Basin countries | Norway |
Max. length | 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) |
Max. width | 2.66 kilometres (1.65 mi) |
Surface area | 3.5 km2 (1.4 sq mi) |
Shore length1 | 12.39 kilometres (7.70 mi) |
Surface elevation | 53 metres (174 ft) |
References | NVE |
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. |
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