Överuman

Överuman (Swedish), Över-Uman (Swedish), Umbukta (Norwegian) or Byjjesmehkie (Southern Sami)^[2] is a lake on the border between Norway and Sweden. Most of the 52.49-square-kilometre (20.27 sq mi) lake is located in Storuman Municipality in Västerbotten County (southern Swedish Lapland) in Sweden. A small 3.17-square-kilometre (1.22 sq mi) part of the lake, known as Umbukta, is located in Rana Municipality in Nordland County in Norway. The European route E12 highway runs along the eastern side of the lake. The lake lies just southeast of the large lake Storakersvatnet.^[3]

Överuman (Swedish) Över-Uman (Swedish) Umbukta (Norwegian) Byjjesmehkie (Southern Sami)
Interactive map of the lake
Location	Västerbotten County, Sweden and Nordland county, Norway
Coordinates	66.0500°N 14.8333°E / 66.0500; 14.8333
Basin countries	Sweden and Norway
Surface area	52.49 km2 (20.27 sq mi) (3.17 km2 or 1.22 sq mi in Norway)
Shore length1	129.11 kilometres (80.23 mi)
Surface elevation	525 metres (1,722 ft)
References	NVE[1]
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

See also

• List of lakes in Norway
• Geography of Norway

References

1. "Innsjødatabase". NVE.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2024-09-07.
2. "Informasjon om stadnamn". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 2024-09-26.
3. Store norske leksikon. "Umbukta" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2011-12-15.