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Fauske Municipality
municipality in Nordland, Norway
Junkerdal National Park
national park in Nordland, Norway
Sulitjelma
, , or is a village in Fauske Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. Sulitjelma is situated in a lush inland valley at an elevation of above sea level. It is located on the shore of Langvatnet lake, about southeast of the town of Fauske. The lakes Lomivatnet, Kjelvatnet, and Muorkkejávrre are located to the east and south of the village.
Salten
Salten is a traditional district in Nordland county, Norway. It includes the municipalities of Gildeskål, Bodø, Beiarn, Saltdal, Fauske, Sørfold, Steigen, and Hamarøy. Salten covers an area of about and has a population (2016) of about 73,375 people.
Sjunkhatten National Park
national park in Nordland, Norway
Blåmannsisen
or () is the fifth-largest glacier in mainland Norway. It is located on the border of Fauske Municipality and Sørfold Municipality in Nordland county, Norway—just west of the border with Sweden.
Sulitjelmaisen
glacier in Norway and Sweden
Fauske
settlement in Fauske Municipality, Norway
Vuolep Sårjåsjávrre
lake in Fauske, Norway
Suliskongen
Suliskongen is a mountain in Fauske Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The tall mountain is part of the Sulitjelma massif and it is the second highest mountain in Northern Norway. It is located about east of the village of Sulitjelma and the peak of the mountain lies less than west of the border with Sweden. The Sulitjelma Glacier lies on the mountain.
Sulitjelma Mines
mining company in Fauske, Norway
Langvatnet
lake in Fauske, Norway
Låmivatnet
or is a lake in Fauske Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The lake lies about east of the village of Sulitjelma, just south of the Sulitjelma Glacier and north of Junkerdal National Park. The border with Sweden is east of the lake. The Lomi Hydroelectric Power Station uses the lake as a reservoir.
Blåmannsisvatnet
or is a lake in Fauske Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The lake lies on the southeast edge of the large Blåmannsisen glacier, about east of the town of Fauske. The border with Sweden is located about east of the lake.
Nedrevatnet
lake in Fauske, Norway
Skjerstadfjorden
fjord in Nordland county, Norway
Kjelvatnet
lake in Fauske, Norway
Øvervatnet
Øvervatnet is a meromictic lake (containing anoxic seawater at depth of and below) located in Fauske Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The lake is situated about east of the town of Fauske. Its water is fresh down to depths of . From that level, the water becomes increasingly salty. Øvervatnet is also heavily polluted by mining industry operations upstream in earlier times. The lake flows out into the neighboring lake Nedrevatnet, to the west.
Valnesfjord Church
church in Fauske, Norway
Sulitjelma Church
church in Fauske, Norway
Muorkkejávrre
or is a lake that lies in Fauske Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The lake lies about west of the border with Sweden and about east of the village of Sulitjelma. The water from the lake flows west into the neighboring lake Låmivatnet. The ending -jávrre is the Lule Sami word for "lake".
Straumsnes
settlement in Fauske Municipality, Norway
Sulitjelma Line
former railway line in Fauske, Norway
Fauske Church
church in Fauske, Norway
Lomi power station
hydroelectric power station in Fauske municipality, Nordland county, Norway