Makkvatnet

Makkvatnet (Norwegian)
Suoksavuomjávrre (Lule Sami)
Map
Interactive map of the lake
LocationSteigen and Hamarøy, Nordland
Coordinates67°50′20″N 15°49′30″E / 67.8390°N 15.8250°E / 67.8390; 15.8250
Basin countriesNorway
Max. length2.8 kilometres (1.7 mi)
Max. width1.6 kilometres (0.99 mi)
Surface area3.02 km2 (1.17 sq mi)
Shore length19.35 kilometres (5.81 mi)
Surface elevation117 metres (384 ft)
ReferencesNVE[1]
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Makkvatnet (Norwegian) or Suoksavuomjávrre (Lule Sami)[2] is a lake that lies on the border of Steigen Municipality and Hamarøy Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The 3.02-square-kilometre (1.17 sq mi) lake lies about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) west of the European route E6 highway in Hamarøy.[3]

  1. ^ "Innsjødatabase". NVE.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2024-09-02.
  2. ^ "Informasjon om stadnamn". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 2024-09-02.
  3. ^ Store norske leksikon. "Makkvatnet" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2012-04-25.