Loch Vänern
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| Loch Vänern | |
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| frae Hjortens Udde | |
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| Detail cairt o the loch wi surroondins | |
| Coordinates | 58°55′N 13°30′E / 58.917°N 13.5°ECoordinates: 58°55′N 13°30′E / 58.917°N 13.5°E |
| Primary inflowes | Klarälven |
| Primary ootflowes | Göta älv |
| Basin kintras | Swaden |
| Surface aurie | 5,650 km²[1] |
| Average depth | 27 m[1] |
| Max. depth | 106 m[1] |
| Watter volume | 153 km³[1] |
| Surface elevation | 44 m[1] |
| Islands | Brommö, Djurö, Fågelö, Hammarö, Kållandsö, Lurö |
| References | [1] |
Loch Vänern (Swadish pronunciation: [ˈvɛːnəɳ]) is the lairgest loch in Swaden, the lairgest loch in the European Union an the third-lairgest loch in Europe efter Ladoga an Onega in Roushie. It is locatit in the provinces o Västergötland, Dalsland, an Värmland in the soothwast o the kintra.
History [edit]
The Battle on the Ice o Loch Vänern wis a 6t-century battle recordit in the Norse sagas an referred tae in the Auld Inglis epic Beowulf.
References [edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Seppälä, Matti (2005), The Physical Geography of Fennoscandia, Oxford University Press, p. 145, ISBN 978-0-19-924590-1, http://books.google.com/?id=q33WekTp7tgC&pg=PA145
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