Holskardvatnet (original) (raw)

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Lake in Vik, Norway

Holskardvatnet
Location Vik, Vestland
Coordinates 60°56′5″N 6°10′20″E / 60.93472°N 6.17222°E / 60.93472; 6.17222
Basin countries Norway
Max. length 3.5 kilometres (2.2 mi)
Max. width 2.2 kilometres (1.4 mi)
Surface area 4.81 km2 (1.86 sq mi)
Shore length1 12.19 kilometres (7.57 mi)
Surface elevation 845 metres (2,772 ft)
References NVE[1]
Location
MapInteractive map of Holskardvatnet
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Holskardvatnet[2] is a lake in Vik Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located just less than 100 metres (330 ft) north of the border with Modalen Municipality.[3] The lake is 20 kilometres (12 mi) south of the village of Ortnevik in neighboring Høyanger Municipality, about 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) southwest of the village of Arnafjord, and about 28 kilometres (17 mi) southwest of the municipal center of Vikøyri. The 4.81 square kilometres (1.86 sq mi) lake is located at an elevation of 845 metres (2,772 ft) above sea level.[4] There is a dam at the northwest end of the lake.

  1. ^ "Innsjødatabase". nve.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2025-11-24.
  2. ^ "Informasjon om stadnamn". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 2025-11-24.
  3. ^ "Satellite view of Holskardvatnet". Retrieved 2010-08-14.
  4. ^ "Holskardvatnet" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2010-08-14.