Norefjorden 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 ...
in the municipality of
Nore og Uvdal
Nore og Uvdal is a municipality in Viken county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Numedal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Rødberg.
The area of ''Nore'' was separated from the municipality of ...
in
Viken county
Viken may refer to:
* Viken, Scandinavia, a historical region
*Viken (county), a Norwegian county established in 2020
* Viken, Sweden, a bimunicipal locality in Skåne County, Sweden
* Viken (lake), a lake in Sweden, part of the part of the Göta c ...
,
Norway
Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic countries, 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 ...
. Norefjorden is a long, narrow mountain lake which is known for its fishing.
Numedalslågen
Numedalslågen is a river located in the counties of Vestfold and Telemark and Viken in southeastern Norway. It is one of the longest rivers in Norway.
Location
Numedalslågen stretches for over through the counties of Vestfold and Telemark ...
flows into the far north and exits travelling southward to
Kravikfjorden. Norefjord bridge goes across the lake between Norefjord and Gvåle. The surrounding terrain is steep and forested.
''Numedalsvassdraget'' (Store norske leksikon. Asbjørn Vinjar og Ragnar Heggstad)
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See also
*List of lakes in Norway
This is a list of lakes and reservoirs in Norway, sorted by county.
For the geography and history of lakes in that country, see Lakes in Norway, including:
* List of largest lakes in Norway
* List of deepest lakes in Norway
Akershus
* Bjø ...
References
Lakes of Viken (county)
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