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Svanevatn Latitude and Longitude:

69°25′49″N 30°02′30″E / 69.4303°N 30.0417°E / 69.4303; 30.0417
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Svanevatn
Salmijärvi ( Finnish)
Location of the lake in Norway.
Location of the lake in Norway.
Svanevatn
Location Finnmark, Norway and Russia
Coordinates 69°25′49″N 30°02′30″E / 69.4303°N 30.0417°E / 69.4303; 30.0417
Type lake
Surface area32.51 square kilometres (12.55 sq mi)
Shore length166.21 kilometres (41.14 mi)
Surface elevation22 metres (72 ft) [1]
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Svanevatn (Norwegian for "Swan Lake"; Finnish: Salmijärvi, "Strait Lake") is a lake on the border between Norway and Russia. The Norwegian branch is situated in Sør-Varanger municipality in Finnmark county. [2]

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).

References

  1. ^ "NVE Temakart". temakart.nve.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Stedsnamn faktaark - for søk på stedsnavn og tilhørende fakta". stadnamn.kartverket.no. Retrieved 2 April 2024.