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Prestesteinsvatnet () is a lake in Luster Municipality in Vestland county, Norway, with a small part of the lake crossing over into the neighboring Lom Municipality in Innlandet county. The lake sits at an elevation of above sea level. It lies along the south side of the Sognefjellsvegen road, just to the north of the mountain Fannaråki and the Fannaråkbreen glacier. The lake sits just outside the borders of Jotunheimen National Park. The village of Skjolden lies about to the southwest of the lake.

Key facts

Body of water.name
Prestesteinsvatnet
Body of water.other_name
Presteinvatnet (historic)
Body of water.image
Fannaråki & Fannaråkbreen from the northeast, 2011 August.jpg
Body of water.mapframe
yes
Body of water.mapframe zoom
11
Body of water.mapframe caption
Interactive map of the lake
Body of water.location
Luster Municipality, Vestland and Lom Municipality, Innlandet
Body of water.basin_countries
Norway
Body of water.reference
NVE

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
lake
Country
Norway
Area
4.1096
Elevation
1355.5
Image
Fannaråki & Fannaråkbreen from the northeast, 2011 August.jpg
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watershed area
28.95
Commons category
Prestesteinsvatnet
basin country
Norway
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Prestesteinsvatnet () is a lake in Luster Municipality in Vestland county, Norway, with a small part of the lake crossing over into the neighboring Lom Municipality in Innlandet county. The lake sits at an elevation of above sea level. It lies along the south side of the Sognefjellsvegen road, just to the north of the mountain Fannaråki and the Fannaråkbreen glacier. The lake sits just outside the borders of Jotunheimen National Park. The village of Skjolden lies about to the southwest of the lake.

==See also== List of lakes in Norway

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Prestesteinsvatnet” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

On the map

2 mapped locations