Gåsvatnet
Encyclopedia
Gåsvatnet is a lake
that lies in the municipality of Grane in Nordland
county, Norway
. The 2.32 km² (0.895757007934681 sq mi) lake lies in the southeastern part of Lomsdal–Visten National Park
, just north of Norwegian National Road 73.
Lake
A lake is a body of relatively still fresh or salt water of considerable size, localized in a basin, that is surrounded by land. Lakes are inland and not part of the ocean and therefore are distinct from lagoons, and are larger and deeper than ponds. Lakes can be contrasted with rivers or streams,...
that lies in the municipality of Grane in Nordland
Nordland
is a county in Norway in the North Norway region, bordering Troms in the north, Nord-Trøndelag in the south, Norrbottens län in Sweden to the east, Västerbottens län to the southeast, and the Atlantic Ocean to the west. The county was formerly known as Nordlandene amt. The county administration is...
county, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
. The 2.32 km² (0.895757007934681 sq mi) lake lies in the southeastern part of Lomsdal–Visten National Park
Lomsdal–Visten National Park
Lomsdal–Visten National Park is a Norwegian national park that was established on 26 June 2009. The park consists of a total protected area of . It is located in Nordland county, Norway, and covers parts of the municipalities of Brønnøy, Vevelstad, Grane, and Vefsn.The landscape is dominated by...
, just north of Norwegian National Road 73.