Fjerdvatnet

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Historic: Skilggajávri (Lule Sami)
Fjerdvatnet
Interactive map of the lake
Location Hamarøy Municipality, Nordland
Coordinates 67°49′27″N15°58′40″E / 67.8242°N 15.9779°E / 67.8242; 15.9779
Basin  countries Norway
Max. length3 kilometres (1.9 mi)
Max. width1 kilometre (0.62 mi)
Surface area2.24 km2 (0.86 sq mi)
Shore length17.23 kilometres (4.49 mi)
Surface elevation72 metres (236 ft)
References NVE [1]
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Fjerdvatnet or Kråkmovatnet (Norwegian) or Skilgájávrre  (Lule Sami) [2] is a lake in Hamarøy Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The European route E6 highway runs along the eastern shore of the lake. The lake lies about 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) southeast of the village of Tømmerneset. The large lake Rekvatnet lies just to the east and the lake Sandnesvatnet lies just to the north of this lake. [3]

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