Alsvågvatnet

Alsvågvatnet^[2] is a lake which lies in Øksnes Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located on the island of Langøya in the Vesterålen archipelago. There is birch woodland and bogland nearby. The 2.36-square-kilometre (0.91 sq mi) lake sits at an elevation of 8 metres (26 ft) above sea level, about 1.3 kilometres (0.81 mi) west of the village of Alsvåg, along the road to Myre.^[3]

Alsvågvatnet
Interactive map of the lake
Map of Alsvågvatnet and surrounds
Location	Nordland
Coordinates	68.8945°N 15.1904°E / 68.8945; 15.1904
Type	Natural lake
Basin countries	Norway
Max. length	4.3 kilometres (2.7 mi)
Max. width	1 kilometre (0.62 mi)
Surface area	2.36 km2 (0.91 sq mi)
Shore length1	18 kilometres (11 mi)
Surface elevation	8 metres (26 ft)
References	NVE[1]
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

References

1. "Innsjødatabase". NVE.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2024-08-15.
2. "Informasjon om stadnamn". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 2024-08-15.
3. "185/1 Alsvågvassdraget" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate. Archived from the original on 2012-05-25. Retrieved 2012-07-31.