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Luktvatnet

Coordinates: 66°02′25″N 13°34′39″E / 66.0404°N 13.5776°E / 66.0404; 13.5776
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Luktvatnet
Map
Interactive map of the lake
LocationVefsn Municipality, Nordland
Coordinates66°02′25″N 13°34′39″E / 66.0404°N 13.5776°E / 66.0404; 13.5776
Basin countriesNorway
Max. length3.4 kilometres (2.1 mi)
Max. width2 kilometres (1.2 mi)
Surface area3.76 km2 (1.45 sq mi)
Shore length118.65 kilometres (11.59 mi)
Surface elevation137 metres (449 ft)
ReferencesNVE[1]
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Luktvatnet[2] is a lake that lies in the northern part of Vefsn Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The 3.76-square-kilometre (1.45 sq mi) lake lies between the mountains Korgfjellet and Lukttinden, about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) south of the village of Elsfjord. The European route E6 highway passes along the northern shore of the lake.[3]

Name

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The name is probably from the Southern Sami language word Loektejaevrie. This is a compound of loekti which means "inlet" and jaevrie which means "lake", thus it is "the lake with many inlets".

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Innsjødatabase". NVE.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2024-10-20.
  2. ^ "Informasjon om stadnamn". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 2024-10-20.
  3. ^ "Luktvatnet" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2011-11-30.