Ranseren

Ranseren
Location	Hattfjelldal, Nordland, Norway; Sweden
Coordinates	65°11′20″N 14°19′18″E
Basin countries	Norway
Surface area	2.75 km² (1.83 km² in Norway)
Shore length1	17.28 km
Surface elevation	803 m
References	NVE
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Ranseren is a lake on the border between Norway and Sweden. The Norwegian side lies in Hattfjelldal municipality in Nordland. The Swedish side of the lake is called Bije Ransaren, which means "the upper Ransaren" and this part lies in Vilhelmina in Lappland. South of the Swedish Bije Ransaren, 0,5 km from the border, you can find a small Sami house, used as home for the Saemis during raindeer marking saison. The brook that flows from Bije Ransaren on the east side is called Saxån and leads to the big lake, Ransaren in Vilhelmina, Sweden. Bije Ransaren is called the upper Ransaren because of this bigger lower Ransaren. To visit the Norwegian Ranseren or the Swedish Bije Ransaren you have to walk 10 km from Stekenjokk in Vilhelmina, Sweden.

See also

• List of lakes in Norway
• Geography of Norway