Šluŋkkajávri or Sluņkajávrre is a lake in the municipality of Hamarøy in Nordland county, Norway. The lake lies about 20 kilometres (12 mi) southeast of the village of Tømmerneset. The large lake Rekvatnet lies just to the west of this lake. The ending -jávri or -jávrre is the Sami language word for lake.[1]
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Location | Hamarøy, Nordland |
Coordinates | 67.7819°N 16.1454°E / 67.7819; 16.1454 |
Basin countries | Norway |
Max. length | 6.7 kilometres (4.2 mi) |
Max. width | 1.3 kilometres (0.81 mi) |
Surface area | 6.12 km2 (2.36 sq mi) |
Shore length1 | 17.11 kilometres (10.63 mi) |
Surface elevation | 561 metres (1,841 ft) |
References | NVE |
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. |
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