Altevatnet is
NorwayNorway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a country in Northern Europe occupying the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, as well as Jan Mayen and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard under the Spitsbergen Treaty...
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11th largest lake, with a surface of up to 80 km². The lake is approximately 35 km long and on average some 2 km wide. It is located in
BarduBardu is a municipality in Troms county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Setermoen, the largest urban area in the municipality. Bardu was separated from the municipality of Ibestad in 1854....
municipality, and is the largest lake in
Tromsor Romsa is a county in North Norway, bordering Finnmark to the northeast and Nordland in the southwest. To the south is Norrbotten Län in Sweden and further southeast is a shorter border with Lapland Province in Finland. To the west is the Norwegian Sea...
county. The
lakeA lake is a terrain feature , a body of liquid on the surface of a world that is localized to the bottom of basin and moves slowly if it moves at all. Another definition is, a body of fresh or salt water of considerable size that is surrounded by land...
is regulated. The surface lies 489 m above sea level. It discharges into the
BarduelvaBarduelva is a river in the county of Troms, Norway. It runs from Altevatnet, and empties into another river, Målselva....
river, which empties into
MålselvaThe river Målselva in the county of Troms, Norway has given name to Målselv municipality and the Målselvdalen valley. The river empties into the in Målselvfjorden, an arm of the Malangen fjord, north of Olsborg. Before that, the rivers Divielva, Tamokelva and Barduelva runs into it.The river drains...
river, which in turn empties into the
MalangenMalangen is a fjord, landscape and former municipality in the county of Troms, Norway.The area is today divided between the municipalities of Balsfjord, Lenvik and Målselv....
fjordGeologically, a fjord is a long, narrow inlet with steep sides, created in a valley carved by glacial activity.-Formation:Fjords are formed when a glacier cuts a v-shaped valley by abrasion of the surrounding bedrock. Many such valleys were formed during the recent ice age...
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Altevatnet is
NorwayNorway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a country in Northern Europe occupying the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, as well as Jan Mayen and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard under the Spitsbergen Treaty...
’s
11th largest lake, with a surface of up to 80 km². The lake is approximately 35 km long and on average some 2 km wide. It is located in
BarduBardu is a municipality in Troms county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Setermoen, the largest urban area in the municipality. Bardu was separated from the municipality of Ibestad in 1854....
municipality, and is the largest lake in
Tromsor Romsa is a county in North Norway, bordering Finnmark to the northeast and Nordland in the southwest. To the south is Norrbotten Län in Sweden and further southeast is a shorter border with Lapland Province in Finland. To the west is the Norwegian Sea...
county. The
lakeA lake is a terrain feature , a body of liquid on the surface of a world that is localized to the bottom of basin and moves slowly if it moves at all. Another definition is, a body of fresh or salt water of considerable size that is surrounded by land...
is regulated. The surface lies 489 m above sea level. It discharges into the
BarduelvaBarduelva is a river in the county of Troms, Norway. It runs from Altevatnet, and empties into another river, Målselva....
river, which empties into
MålselvaThe river Målselva in the county of Troms, Norway has given name to Målselv municipality and the Målselvdalen valley. The river empties into the in Målselvfjorden, an arm of the Malangen fjord, north of Olsborg. Before that, the rivers Divielva, Tamokelva and Barduelva runs into it.The river drains...
river, which in turn empties into the
MalangenMalangen is a fjord, landscape and former municipality in the county of Troms, Norway.The area is today divided between the municipalities of Balsfjord, Lenvik and Målselv....
fjordGeologically, a fjord is a long, narrow inlet with steep sides, created in a valley carved by glacial activity.-Formation:Fjords are formed when a glacier cuts a v-shaped valley by abrasion of the surrounding bedrock. Many such valleys were formed during the recent ice age...
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