Virvatnet

Virvatnet (Norwegian), Vijriesjaevrie (Southern Sami), or Viresjávrre (Lule Sami)^[2] is a lake in Rana Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the southeastern corner of the municipality, about 20 kilometres (12 mi) south of the mountain Bolna and less than 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) west of the border with Sweden.^[3]

Virvatnet (Norwegian) Viresjávrre (Lule Sami) Vijriesjaevrie (Southern Sami)
Interactive map of the lake
Location	Rana Municipality, Nordland
Coordinates	66.3101°N 15.4036°E / 66.3101; 15.4036
Primary outflows	Virvasselva
Basin countries	Norway
Max. length	3.2 kilometres (2.0 mi)
Max. width	1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi)
Surface area	2.67 km2 (1.03 sq mi)
Shore length1	11.82 kilometres (7.34 mi)
Surface elevation	645 metres (2,116 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. "Virvatnet" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2011-12-19.