Malgomaj

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Malgomaj
Geographical location Lapland , Sweden
Tributaries Ångermanälven
Drain Ångermanälven
Location close to the shore Vilhelmina
Data
Coordinates 64 ° 45 ′  N , 16 ° 12 ′  E Coordinates: 64 ° 45 ′  N , 16 ° 12 ′  E
Malgomaj (Västerbotten)
Malgomaj
Altitude above sea level 343.9  m above sea level
surface 103 km²
length 40 km
width 3 km
volume 3,117,000,000 m³dep1
Maximum depth 107 m
Middle deep 40.3 m

The Malgomaj ( South Sami : Jetneme ) is located in the municipality of Vilhelmina in Västerbotten County in the Swedish historical province of Lapland west of Vilhelmina . Located at an altitude of 343.9 m above sea level, the lake is 103 km² in size and has a maximum depth of 107 meters. The Ångermanälven , Sweden's most water-rich river, flows through the lake . The distance to the sea is 272 km.

The lake is around 40 long and up to 3 km wide and extends from its upper end in the northwest to its outlet in the southeast. It is accompanied on its southern bank by a side road that forms part of the Wilderness Road (Sweden) (Vildmarksvägen), which branches off in Vilhelmina from Europaväg 45 and via Malgovik , Strömnäs and Stalon at the upper end of the lake to Kultsjön and on to the disused mine of Stekenjokk near the border with Norway .

Individual evidence

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  2. Sverige vägatlas, Norstedts, Stockholm, 2014, ISBN 978-91-1305683-8
  3. Sverige vägatlas, Norstedts, Stockholm, 2014, ISBN 978-91-1305683-8
  4. a b c Sjödjup och sjövolym (712.6 kB; PDF) , Svenskt vattenarkiv (SVAR), Sveriges meteorologiska och hydrologiska institut (Swedish)