Sønningen 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
Levanger
Levanger is a municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the district of Innherred. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Levanger. Some of the notable villages in the municipality include Alstadhaug, Ekne, ...
in
Trøndelag
Trøndelag (; sma, Trööndelage) is a county in the central part of Norway. It was created in 1687, then named Trondhjem County ( no, Trondhjems Amt); in 1804 the county was split into Nord-Trøndelag and Sør-Trøndelag by the King of Denmar ...
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 t ...
. The lake lies about southwest of the village of
Ekne
Ekne is a village in the municipality of Levanger in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located west of the village of Skogn and about southwest of the town of Levanger. The lakes Sønningen and Byavatnet lie south of the village. Ekne Church ...
, about west of the lake
Byavatnet
Byavatnet is a lake in the municipality of Levanger in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located about south of the village of Ekne and about west of the village of Ronglan. The lake Hammervatnet lies about south of Byavatnet and the lake S ...
, and about southeast of the shore of the
Trondheimsfjorden
The Trondheim Fjord or Trondheimsfjorden (), an inlet of the Norwegian Sea, is Norway's third-longest fjord at long. It is located in the west-central part of the country in Trøndelag county, and it stretches from the municipality of Ørland ...
.
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
*Bjørk ...
References
Levanger
Lakes of Trøndelag
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