Ranseren
| Ranseren | |
|---|---|
| Location | Hattfjelldal, Nordland, Norway; Sweden |
| Coordinates | 65°11′20″N 14°19′18″E / 65.18889°N 14.32167°E |
| 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 Lapland. South of the swedish Bije Ransaren, 0,5 km from the border, you can find a small Saemi 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 bacause of this bigger lower Ransaren. To visit the nowegian Ranseren or the swedish Bije Ransaren you have to walk 10 km from Stekenjokk in Vilhelmina, Sweden.
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