Max. width 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) References NVE Area 3.76 km² Width 2 km | Surface area 3.76 km (1.45 sq mi) Surface elevation 137 m Length 3.4 km Shore length 18.65 km | |
Max. length 3.4 kilometres (2.1 mi) Reference Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate | ||
Luktvatnet is a lake that lies in the northern part of the municipality of Vefsn in Nordland county, Norway. The lake lies between the mountains Korgfjellet and Lukttinden, about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) south of Elsfjord. The European route E06 highway passes along the northern shore of the lake.
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Map of Luktvatnet, 8672 Elsfjord, Norway
NameEdit
The name is probably from the Southern Sami language word Loektejaevrie. This is a compound of loekti which means "inlet" and jaevrie which means "lake", thus it is "the lake with many inlets".
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Luktvatnet Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA