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Halnefjorden

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Location
  
Hordaland and Buskerud

Surface area
  
13.61 km (5.25 sq mi)

Surface elevation
  
1,130 m

Shore length
  
39.83 km

Basin countries
  
Norway

References
  
NVE

Area
  
13.61 km²

Halnefjorden farm5staticflickrcom41544954874834329c7e18ccjpg

Max. length
  
11.2 kilometres (7.0 mi)

Max. width
  
2.3 kilometres (1.4 mi)

Reference
  
Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate

Halnefjorden is a large lake on the border of Hordaland and Buskerud counties in Norway. It is located in the municipalities of Hol and Nore og Uvdal in Buskerud county and in Eidfjord municipality in Hordaland county. At 13.61 square kilometres (5.25 sq mi), it is among the largest lakes located on the vast Hardangervidda plateau. The Norwegian National Road 7 runs along the northern shore of the lake, and that is the only road access to the lake. The lake is one of the headwaters of the river Numedalslågen.

Map of Halnefjorden, Norway

References

Halnefjorden Wikipedia