Flakavatnet

Flakavatnet is an alpine lake on the border of Vestland and Buskerud counties in Norway. The 3.43-square-kilometre (1.32 sq mi) lake lies in the municipalities of Ulvik (in Vestland) and Hol (in Viken) and the lake lies entirely within the Hallingskarvet National Park. The village of Finse lies about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) southwest of the lake.^[1]

Flakavatnet
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Location	Ulvik, Vestland and Hol, Buskerud
Coordinates	60.6471°N 7.5895°E / 60.6471; 7.5895
Basin countries	Norway
Max. length	4.5 kilometres (2.8 mi)
Max. width	2.1 kilometres (1.3 mi)
Surface area	3.43 km2 (1.32 sq mi)
Shore length1	16.47 kilometres (10.23 mi)
Surface elevation	1,453 metres (4,767 ft)
References	NVE
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

The lake is one of the largest lakes in Europe that lies in the transition to the high-alpine zone, where vegetation is minimal or absent and influence of permanent snow patches and glaciers are evident.

See also

• List of lakes in Norway