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Sluŋkajávrre

Coordinates: 67°46′55″N 16°08′43″E / 67.7819°N 16.1454°E / 67.7819; 16.1454
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Sluŋkajávrre (Lule Sami)
Map
Interactive map of the lake
LocationHamarøy Municipality, Nordland
Coordinates67°46′55″N 16°08′43″E / 67.7819°N 16.1454°E / 67.7819; 16.1454
Basin countriesNorway
Max. length6.7 kilometres (4.2 mi)
Max. width1.3 kilometres (0.81 mi)
Surface area6.12 km2 (2.36 sq mi)
Shore length117.11 kilometres (10.63 mi)
Surface elevation561 metres (1,841 ft)
ReferencesNVE[1]
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Sluŋkajávrre  (Lule Sami) (or the historic spelling, Šluŋkkajávri)[2] is a lake in Hamarøy Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The lake lies about 20 kilometres (12 mi) southeast of the village of Tømmerneset. The large lake Rekvatnet lies just to the west of this lake. The ending -jávri or -jávrre is the Sami language word for lake.[3]

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References

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  1. ^ "Innsjødatabase". NVE.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2024-09-02.
  2. ^ "Informasjon om stadnamn". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 2024-09-02.
  3. ^ "Sluņkajávrre" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2012-05-02.