Tjeggelvas

Tjeggelvas
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Location in Sweden
Location in Sweden
Tjeggelvas
Tjeggelvas in Sweden
LocationSwedish Lapland
Coordinates66°37′N 17°34′E / 66.617°N 17.567°E / 66.617; 17.567
Basin countriesSweden
Surface area66.8 km2 (25.8 sq mi)[1]
Max. depth65 m (213 ft)[1]
Shore length1106 km (66 mi)[2]
Surface elevation450 m (1,480 ft)
SettlementsArjeplog, Jäckvik
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Tjeggelvas is a lake in northern Sweden. It is located in Arjeplog Municipality in the province of Swedish Lapland, and administratively of Norrbotten County and is part of the Pite River catchment area. Tjeggelvashas is on the western edge of the Scandinavian Mountains, with a high surface elevation of 450 m (1,480 ft). The nearest settlements, Jäkkvik and Arjeplog, are to the south, along the shores of the larger lake Hornavan.

The lake and surrounding area are within the nature reserve Tjeggelvas, formed in 1988, which covers 328 km2 (127 sq mi).[3] Forests of old-growth pine take up a large amount of the protected area, but there are areas of spruce too, especially in the east.

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  3. ^ "Tjeggelvas Nature Reserve (in Swedish)". Norrbotten County. Retrieved 27 August 2023.