Hornindalsvatnet

Hornindalsvatnet is Norway's and Europe's deepest lake, and the world's fourteenth deepest lake, officially measured to a depth of . Its surface lies above sea level, which means that its bottom is below sea level.

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Body of water.name: Hornindalsvatnet
Body of water.other_name: Horninsdalsvatnet
Body of water.image: Hornindalsvatnet.jpg
Body of water.caption: Lake view from Grodås
Body of water.image_bathymetry: Hornindalsvatnet map.png
Body of water.mapframe: yes
Body of water.mapframe zoom: 9
Body of water.mapframe caption: Interactive map of the lake
Body of water.location: Møre og Romsdal and Vestland
Body of water.type: Glacial fjord lake
Body of water.inflow: Horndøla, Melheimselva (Heggjadalselva), Sindreelva and Vikaelva
Body of water.outflow: Eidselva
Body of water.basin_countries: Norway
Body of water.islands: Bjørnaholmen
Body of water.reference: NVE and Seppälä

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: lake
Country: Norway
Located in: Volda Municipality
Area: 50.7558
Elevation: 53.56
Image: Hornindalsvatnet map.png
Length: 22
Perimeter: 69.18

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Commons category: Hornindalsvatnet
basin country: Norway
watershed area: 381.2433
vertical depth: 514
volume as quantity: 12.06

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The village of Grodås lies at the eastern end of the lake in Volda Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county and the village of Mogrenda is located on the western end of the lake in Stad Municipality in Vestland county. The European route E39 highway runs near the lake. The village of Heggjabygda and Heggjabygda Church lie on the northern shore of the lake.

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