Lakes in Norway

This article is about the geography, history and culture of lakes in Norway. For a list of lakes in that country, see List of lakes in Norway.

Djupvatnet in Stranda, Møre og Romsdal
View of Jølstravatn in Jølster, Sogn og Fjordane

Norway has 20,000 lakes larger than 0.1 km² (100,000 m²) and using that as the measuring limit, Norway place seventh on Countries with most lakes in the world.[1] However, there are at least 450,000 freshwater lakes in Norway. Most were created by glacial erosion.

  1. ^ "Which Country Has The Most Lakes In The World?". WorldAtlas. 31 July 2020. Retrieved 22 October 2024.