Ångerman River

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The Ångerman River is a major river in northern Sweden known for its long course through forested landscapes before emptying into the Gulf of Bothnia.

All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Torne älv 1
Ångerman River canonical 1
Ångerman River Valley 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical feature
river
basinCountry Sweden
climateZone subarctic
continent Europe
country Sweden
drainageBasinArea approximately 31,000 km²
ecoregion boreal forest
flowsDirection generally southeast
flowsInto Gulf of Bothnia
flowsThrough Härnösand Municipality
Kramfors Municipality
Sollefteå
Ångerman River self-linksurface differs
surface form: Ångerman Valley
hasBridge Högakustenbron
hasEstuary near Härnösand
hasFeature deep valleys
forested catchment area
hasHydropowerPlant Forsmo power station
Forsmo power station
surface form: Lasele power station

Forsmo power station
surface form: Nämforsen power station
hasTributary Björkån
Faxälven
Vängelälven
hasValley Ångerman River self-linksurface differs
surface form: Ångerman River Valley
knownFor long course through forested landscapes
scenic valley
languageOfName Swedish
length approximately 290 miles
approximately 460 km
locatedIn Jämtland County
Scandinavia
Västernorrland County
northern Sweden
Ångermanland
mouth Gulf of Bothnia
nameInSwedish Ångerman River self-linksurface differs
surface form: Ångermanälven
near High Coast
Nämforsen rock carvings
partOf Baltic Sea drainage basin
surface form: Baltic Sea basin

Swedish river system
region northern Sweden
surface form: Norrland
sourceLocation Jämtland region
surface form: Jämtland
usedFor hydroelectric power generation
recreation
timber floating (historically)
watercourseType snowmelt-fed river

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Gulf of Bothnia majorRiverInflows Ångerman River
Tornionjoki hasLocalName Ångerman River
this entity surface form: Torne älv
Ångerman River flowsThrough Ångerman River self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Ångerman Valley
Ångerman River nameInSwedish Ångerman River self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Ångermanälven
Ångerman River hasValley Ångerman River self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Ångerman River Valley