Flakavatnet
Sign in to saveFlakavatnet is an alpine lake on the border of Vestland and Buskerud counties in Norway. The lake lies in Ulvik Municipality (in Vestland) and Hol Municipality (in Buskerud) and the lake lies entirely within the Hallingskarvet National Park. The village of Finse lies about southwest of the lake.
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Flakavatnet is an alpine lake on the border of Vestland and Buskerud counties in Norway. The lake lies in Ulvik Municipality (in Vestland) and Hol Municipality (in Buskerud) and the lake lies entirely within the Hallingskarvet National Park. The village of Finse lies about southwest of the lake.
The maximum depth of the lake is . The lake freezes in the winter and sometimes the ice does not fully melt during the summer. 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.
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