Mjøsa Lake

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Mjøsa Lake is Norway’s largest lake, located in the southeastern part of the country and known for its scenic surroundings and historic towns along its shores.


Statements (46)
Predicate Object
instanceOf lake
paddle steamer
area approximately 365 square kilometres
averageDepth approximately 153 metres
basinCountry Norway
country Norway
drainageBasin Glomma river basin
hasCatchmentArea approximately 18,000 square kilometres
hasFerry Skibladner
hasIsland Helgøya
hasShoreOnMunicipality Eidsvoll municipality
Gjøvik municipality
Hamar municipality
Lillehammer municipality
Ringsaker municipality
Stange municipality
Vestre Toten municipality
Østre Toten municipality
hasStatus one of Norway’s deepest lakes
isImportantFor drinking water supply for surrounding municipalities
inland navigation in Norway
isLargestLakeOf Norway
knownFor historic towns along its shores
scenic surroundings
length approximately 117 kilometres
locatedIn Innlandet county
Viken county
locatedInRegion Eastern Norway
locatedNearCity Hamar
Lillehammer
locatedNearTown Brumunddal
Gjøvik
Minnesund
Moelv
maximumDepth approximately 449 metres
northernEndNear Lillehammer
operatesOn Mjøsa
outflow Vorma River NERFINISHED
partOf Gudbrandsdalen region vicinity
southernEndNear Minnesund
surfaceElevation approximately 123 metres above sea level
usedFor fishing
recreation
transport
waterType freshwater
width up to about 15 kilometres

Referenced by (12)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Eidsvoll ("Lake Mjøsa")
Hovdetoppen ("Lake Mjøsa")
Lillehammer ("Lake Mjøsa")
locatedNear
Eastern Norway ("Mjøsa")
Innlandet ("Mjøsa")
containsLake
Gjøvik ("Ringsaker (across Lake Mjøsa)")
hasNeighbouringMunicipality
Gjøvik ("Lake Mjøsa")
hasPortOn
Hovdetoppen ("Lake Mjøsa")
hasViewOf
Hamar municipality ("Lake Mjøsa")
locatedBy
Gjøvik ("Lake Mjøsa")
locatedOnBodyOfWater
Vikingskipet
near
Lillehammer railway station ("Mjøsa lake")
nearby

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