Markavatnet (Meløy)

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Markavatnet
Markvatnet
Markavatnet Markvatnet is located in Nordland
Markavatnet Markvatnet
Markavatnet
Markvatnet
Location of the lake
Markavatnet Markvatnet is located in Norway
Markavatnet Markvatnet
Markavatnet
Markvatnet
Markavatnet
Markvatnet (Norway)
LocationMeløy, Nordland
Coordinates66°54′23″N 13°45′40″E / 66.9064°N 13.7610°E / 66.9064; 13.7610
Basin countriesNorway
Max. length3.5 kilometres (2.2 mi)
Max. width800 metres (2,600 ft)
Surface area2.28 km2 (0.88 sq mi)
Shore length18 kilometres (5.0 mi)
Surface elevation26 metres (85 ft)
ReferencesNVE
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Markavatnet or Markvatnet is a lake that lies in the municipality of Meløy in Nordland county, Norway. The 2.28-square-kilometre (0.88 sq mi) lake is located about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) east of the village of Reipå and the same distance north of the municipal centre of Ørnes. The lake Lysvatnet lies about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) to the east of Markavatnet.[1]

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  1. ^ "Markvatnet" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2012-02-07.