Kalandsvatnet

Kalandsvatnet
Location Bergen, Hordaland
Coordinates 60°16′20″N 5°23′55″E / 60.2721°N 5.3986°E / 60.2721; 5.3986Coordinates: 60°16′20″N 5°23′55″E / 60.2721°N 5.3986°E / 60.2721; 5.3986
Basin countries Norway
Max. length 3 kilometres (1.9 mi)
Max. width 2.66 kilometres (1.65 mi)
Surface area 3.5 km2 (1.4 sq mi)
Shore length1 12.39 kilometres (7.70 mi)
Surface elevation 53 metres (174 ft)
References NVE
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Kalandsvatnet is the largest lake in the municipality of Bergen in Hordaland county, Norway. The 3.5-square-kilometre (1.4 sq mi) lake is located in the borough of Fana, just east of the village of Fanahammeren. The European route E39 highway runs along the northeastern shore of the lake, about 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) south of the city centre of Bergen.[1]

See also

References

  1. "Kalandsvatnet" (in Norwegian). Bergens byarkiv. Retrieved 2014-09-17.


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