Svanevatn (Norwegian)–lit. 'Swan Lake', Čoalbmejávri (Northern Sami), or Salmijärvi (Kven)[2] is a lake on the border between Norway and Russia. The lake is located in Sør-Varanger Municipality in Finnmark county in Norway and the Pechengsky District of Murmansk Oblast in Russia.
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  Svanevatn Location of the lake  Svanevatn Svanevatn (Russia) | |
| Location | Norway–Russia border |
| Coordinates | 69°25′49″N 30°02′30″E / 69.4303°N 30.0417°E |
| Basin countries | Norway |
| Surface area | 32.51 km2 (12.55 sq mi) |
| Shore length1 | 66.21 kilometres (41.14 mi) |
| Surface elevation | 22 metres (72 ft) |
| References | NVE[1] |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
Svanevatn has an area of 32.51 square kilometres (12.55 sq mi), a circumference of 66.21 kilometres (41.14 mi) and a height of 22 metres (72 ft).
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Innsjødatabase". NVE.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2024-06-26.
- ^ "Informasjon om stadnamn". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 2024-06-26.
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