Drevvatnet Explained

Drevvatnet
Caption Map:Interactive map of the lake
Coordinates:66.0549°N 13.3901°W
Location:Vefsn Municipality, Nordland
Basin Countries:Norway
Area:4.93km2
Reference:NVE[1]

Drevvatnet[2] is a lake that lies in Vefsn Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The village of Drevvassbygda lies at the northeastern end of the 4.93km2 lake, in the Drevjedalen valley. The Nordland Line railway follows the southern coast of the lake.[3]

Name

The first element is the name of the river Drevja and the last element is the finite form of vatn which means "lake".

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Innsjødatabase . 2024-10-20 . NVE.no . no.
  2. Web site: Informasjon om stadnamn . 2024-10-20 . Norgeskart . . no.
  3. Web site: Store norske leksikon . Store norske leksikon . Drevjedalen . 2011-11-30 . no.

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