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There are at least 450,000 fresh water Lake s in Norway , of which less than 400 have an area of more than 5 Km2 . The largest of these are listed here. The total area of Norway's lakes is estimated at 17,100 km2, and the total volume at 1,200 Km3 . Most were created by Glacial Erosion . Europe 's four deepest lakes are in Norway, namely Hornindalsvatnet (514 m), Salsvatnet (464 m), Tinnsjø (460 m) and Mjøsa (449 m).

Various Sami and Norwegian Language terms distinguish different types of lake, and often feature in Place Names :
  • ''Fjord'': Although normally used to describe a saltwater inlet, in eastern Norway a long, narrow ). Randsfjorden , mapped on the right, is the largest example of an inland fjord. It is said you can walk around a fjord in a couple of days.

  • ''Sjø'': Although normally used to describe a Sea , ''Sjø'' is also a large fresh-water lake that is not as narrow as a fjord. Examples include Vansjø in Østfold and Selbusjøen in Sør-Trøndelag .

  • ''Mjøsa'': The form ''mjøsa'' is also used for larger lakes. The Mjøsa itself is a large lake between the towns of Gjøvik , Lillehammer and Hamar . Other examples of the usage include Vangsmjøsa in Vang , Oppland .

  • ''Vatn'': A ''vatn'' (or ''vann'') is a small lake. You can walk around a ''vatn'' in a couple of hours. The Sognsvann near Oslo is one example of such usage. ''Vatn'' might be used for large lakes further north, such as Altevatnet in Troms and Snåsavatnet in Nord-Trondelag .

  • ''Tjern'': (from the Old Norse ''tjarn'' and ''tjǫrn'') is a small lake. It is also written ''tjenn'', ''tjørn'' and ''tjønn''. The English cognate is Tarn .

  • Combinations: Østensjøvannet is an interesting variaton that concatenates ''sjø'' and ''vann.'' Møsvann in Vinje , Telemark combines ''mjøsa'' with ''vann''.

  • ''Jávrásj'': ( are used, these are limited to very small lakes, or ponds. None are listed here.

  • ''Jávrre'': (Lule Sami) or ''jávri'' (Northern Sami): These refer to larger lakes. The largest lake in Norway predominantly known by its Sami name is Siiddašjávri , which lies partly in Nordland but mostly in Sweden . Vuolep Sårjåsjávrre , also straddling the Nordland-Sweden border, is the largest with the Lule Sami ending -''jávrre''.



LARGEST LAKES IN NORWAY


Lakes are ranked here in order of their total area. For lakes on the border of Norway , the area within Norway is stated in parentheses. The list is taken from the Norwegian Water Resources And Energy Directorate (''Norges vassdrags- og energidirektorat'') lake database for Norway, which is available on the Internet .


DEEPEST LAKES IN NORWAY


  • Sources provide both 464 m & 482 m for the greatest depth.



LARGEST VOLUME LAKES IN NORWAY



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