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Niingsvatnet (Norwegian) or Meahccejávri (Northern Sami) is a Norwegian lake that lies high in the mountains on the border Evenes Municipality in Nordland county and Tjeldsund Municipality in Troms county.
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Siiddašjávri (Northern Sami) or Sijdasjávrre (Lule Sami) or Sitasjaure (Swedish) is a lake on the border between Norway and Sweden. The lake covers an area of 71.91 square kilometres (27.76 sq mi), with 0.96 square kilometres (0.37 sq mi) of the lake in Norway and 70.95 square kilometres (27.39 sq mi) in Sweden. The name of the lake comes from the Sami languages, with the ending -jávri or -jávrre being the word for "lake".
Tisleifjorden is a lake on the border of Innlandet and Buskerud counties in Norway. The lake lies in Nord-Aurdal municipality in Innlandet county, as well in Gol and Hemsedal municipalities in Buskerud county. Tisleifjorden is dammed for hydroelectric power. The height of the lake sits around 819 metres (2,687 ft) above sea level, but it can vary up to 11 metres (36 ft). The 13.54-square-kilometre (5.23 sq mi) lake has a circumference of about 32.5 kilometres (20.2 mi). It is located about 25 kilometres (16 mi) to the southwest of the town of Fagernes.
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Rengen is a lake on the border between Sweden and Norway. The 21.49-square-kilometre (8.30 sq mi) lake covers 15.72 square kilometres (6.07 sq mi) in Norway and 5.77 square kilometres (2.23 sq mi) in Sweden. The Norwegian part is located in the municipality of Lierne in Trøndelag county, and the Swedish part is located in the municipality of Krokom in Jämtland County. Water flows into Rengen from the lake Ulen to the north.
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