Langvatnet ( en, Long Lake)
is a
lake
A lake is an area filled with water, localized in a basin, surrounded by land, and distinct from any river or other outlet that serves to feed or drain the lake. Lakes lie on land and are not part of the ocean, although, like the much large ...
that lies in
Fauske Municipality in
Nordland county,
Norway
Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the ...
. The lake lies about east of the
town of Fauske. The village of
Sulitjelma
, , or is a village in the municipality of Fauske in Nordland county, Norway. Sulitjelma is situated in a lush inland valley at an elevation of above sea level. It is located on the shore of Langvatnet lake, about southeast of the town of Fa ...
lies on the northeastern edge of the lake. Water from the lakes
Kjelvatnet and
Låmivatnet flow into the lake from the south and east. The water from Langvatnet flows out through the
Sjønstå River to the west towards the lake
Øvrevatnet.
See also
*
List of lakes in Norway
*
Geography of Norway
References
Lakes of Nordland
Fauske
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