Kvitvatnet 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 the municipality of
Sørfold
Sørfold is a municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is part of the traditional district of Salten. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Straumen. Other villages in the municipality include Leirfjordgården, ...
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 ...
. It is located in the southeastern part of the municipality of Sørfold, about east of the village of
Straumen. The lake lies on the north side of the
Blåmannsisen
or ( en, Blåmann Glacier) is the fifth-largest glacier in mainland Norway. It is located on the border of the municipalities of Fauske and Sørfold in Nordland county, Norway—just west of the border with Sweden.
Its highest point is ...
glacier, just south of the
Rago National Park, and just west of the border with
Sweden.
See also
*
List of lakes in Norway
*
Geography of Norway
References
Sørfold
Lakes of Nordland
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