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Tunnsjøen

Coordinates: 64°42′18″N 13°12′42″E / 64.7050°N 13.2116°E / 64.7050; 13.2116
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Tunnsjøen (Norwegian)
Dåtnejaevrie (Southern Sami)
Tunnsjøen as seen from the north-west shore. Gudfjelløya to the right.
Tunnsjøen is located in Trøndelag
Tunnsjøen
Tunnsjøen
Location of the lake
Tunnsjøen is located in Norway
Tunnsjøen
Tunnsjøen
Tunnsjøen (Norway)
LocationLierne and Røyrvik, Trøndelag
Coordinates64°42′18″N 13°12′42″E / 64.7050°N 13.2116°E / 64.7050; 13.2116
Typeglacier lake
Primary inflowsIngelsvasselva, Mykkelvikelva, Rørvasselva and Stallvikelva
Primary outflowsTunnsjøelva
Catchment area388.68 km2 (150.07 sq mi)
Basin countriesNorway
Max. length20 km (12 mi)
Max. width10 km (6.2 mi)
Surface area100.18 km2 (38.68 sq mi)
Average depth88 m (289 ft)
Max. depth222 m (728 ft)
Water volume8.816 km3 (2.115 cu mi)
Shore length1118 km (73 mi)
Surface elevation358 m (1,175 ft)
IslandsGudfjelløya and Litlfjelløya (or Reinøya)
ReferencesNVE
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Tunnsjøen (Norwegian) or Dåtnejaevrie (Southern Sami) is a lake in the municipalities of Røyrvik and Lierne in Trøndelag county, Norway. The 100.18-square-kilometre (38.68 sq mi) lake lies just south of the large lake Limingen, and just west of the border with Sweden. It is 358 m (1,175 ft) above sea level and has a volume of 8.816 km3 (2.115 cu mi). The deepest part of the lake is 222 m (728 ft) deep. It is the seventh largest lake in Norway.[1]

Gudfjelløya

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The island Gudfjelløya (Southern Sami: Tjåehkere) lies in Tunnsjøen lake. Its highest point is 812 m (2,664 ft) above sea level; which is 454 m (1,490 ft) higher than the lake. The peak is named: Gudfjellet (in english "God's Mountain"). This makes Gudfjelløya the highest island within a lake in Norway; and in Europe. Its towering higher than the island of Monte Isola within Lake Iseo, in northern Italy. The island is located in the lake's central parts. The area is about 6.1 km2 (2.4 sq mi). To the southwest of it, the lake's second largest island is situated. That is: Litlfjelløya (in english: "Little Mountain Island"); also called Reinøya (in english: "Reindeer Island"). Its highest point is 177 m (581 ft) above the lake's water surface.

References

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  1. ^ Store norske leksikon. "Tunnsjøen" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2011-09-07.