Storsjön
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| Sculpture of Storsjöodjuret with Östersund in the background | ||
| Geographical location | Jämtland , Sweden | |
| Tributaries | Indalsälven, and others | |
| Drain | Indalsälven | |
| Places on the shore | Ostersund | |
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| Coordinates | 63 ° 13 ′ N , 14 ° 19 ′ E | |
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| Altitude above sea level | 292.8 m above sea level | |
| surface | 456.33 km² | |
| length | 70 km | |
| width | 25 km | |
| volume | 8.018 km³ | |
| Maximum depth | 74 m | |
| Middle deep | 17.3 m | |
| Catchment area | 12,100 km² | |
The Storsjön ( / ˈstuːˌʂœn / ) is the fifth largest lake in Sweden with its 456 square kilometers and a maximum depth of 74 meters . The largest island is Frösön , together with the city of Östersund on the mainland it forms the center of the historical province of Jämtland . The Indalsälven river flows through the lake.
Other places around the lake are Krokom , Brunflo , Orrviken , Myrviken , Svenstavik and several smaller ones. The islands of Andersön, Skansholmen and Isön in Storsjön are nature reserves.
A monster is said to live in the lake, the Storsjöodjuret .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Sjöid 702172-143255 in Sjöareal och sjöhöjd (3.32 MB; PDF) , Svenskt vattenarkiv (SVAR), Sveriges meteorologiska och hydrologiska institut (Swedish)
- ↑ a b Storsjön i Jämtland (PDF; 609 kB) ( Memento of the original from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Sveriges meteorologiska och hydrologiska institut (Swedish)
- ↑ a b c Sjöid 702172-143255 in Sjödjup och sjövolym (712.6 kB; PDF) , Svenskt vattenarkiv (SVAR), Sveriges meteorologiska och hydrologiska institut (Swedish)
- ↑ VattenWeb , Sveriges meteorologiska och hydrologiska institut (Swedish)
Web links
Commons : Storsjön - collection of images, videos and audio files
- More information (Swedish)
- Map of Storsjön