Salvatnet

Salvatnet
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Geographical location	Namsos , Nærøysund ( Trøndelag )
Drain	Moselva to the Foldafjord
Data
Coordinates	64 ° 45 ′  N , 11 ° 55 ′  E Coordinates: 64 ° 45 ′  N , 11 ° 55 ′  E
Altitude above sea level	9  moh.
surface	44.77 km²
volume	6.87 m³
scope	105.61 km
Maximum depth	464 m

Salvatnet (or Salvatn ) is the name of a Norwegian lake in the municipalities of Namsos and Nærøysund in Trøndelag Province . With the deepest point (464 m) it is Norway and Europe's second deepest lake after the Hornindalsvatnet . Other sources name 482 m as the deepest point. It is a meromictic lake - a lake in which, as a rule, no water exchange takes place between the upper and lower layers.

See also

• List of lakes in Norway

References and footnotes

1. ↑ Facta om stadnamn . Kartverket . Retrieved May 26, 2019.
2. ↑ The suffix "-et" is the Norwegian form of the definite neuter article . Hence there are the two forms Salvatnet and Salvatn .