Location Vågå, Oppland Surface area 4.64 km (1.79 sq mi) Area 4.64 km² | Basin countries Norway Surface elevation 1,373 m Shore length 13.31 km | |
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Bessvatnet is a lake in Vågå, Oppland, Norway. Bessvatnet is known to everyone that has hiked Besseggen, as one passes its southern end, while looking down on the green lake Gjende.
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- Besseggen norway gjende bessvatnet 16 07 08 v2
- Map of Bessvatnet 2683 Tessanden Norway
- The name
- References
Map of Bessvatnet, 2683 Tessanden, Norway
The name
Bessvatnet ('Bess water') is named after the river Bessa, the last element is the finite form of vatn 'water, lake'. The name of the river is derived from Old Norse bersi m 'bear' - thus 'Bear river'.
References
Bessvatnet Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA