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{{Short description|Fjord in Troms county, Norway}} |
{{Short description|Fjord in the municipalities of Lavangen and Salangen in Troms county, Norway}} |
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{{Infobox body of water |
{{Infobox body of water |
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|name = {{native name|no|Lavangen}} |
|name = {{native name|no|Lavangen}} |
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|native_name = {{native name|se|Loabákvuotna}} |
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|other_name = Lavangsfjorden |
|other_name = Lavangsfjorden |
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|image = Lavangsfjorden.JPG |
|image = Lavangsfjorden.JPG |
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|caption = View of the fjord |
|caption = View of the fjord |
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|location = [[Troms]] county, Norway |
|location = [[Troms]] county, Norway |
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|pushpin_map = Troms#Norway |
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|image_map = {{Infobox mapframe|wikidata=yes|zoom=9|marker=natural}} |
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|pushpin_label = Lavangen |
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|pushpin_label_position = top |
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|pushpin_map_caption = Location of the fjord |
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|basin_countries = [[Norway]] |
|basin_countries = [[Norway]] |
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|coords = {{coord|68.7979|17.5905|region:NO_type:waterbody |display=inline, title}} |
|coords = {{coord|68.7979|17.5905|region:NO_type:waterbody |display=inline, title}} |
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{{native name|no|'''Lavangen'''}} or {{native name|se|'''Loabákvuotna'''}} |
{{native name|no|'''Lavangen'''}} or {{native name|se|'''Loabákvuotna'''}} is a [[fjord]] in the municipalities of [[Lavangen]] and [[Salangen]] in [[Troms]] county, [[Norway]]. The majority of the fjord is in Lavangen municipality (hence the name of the municipality). The {{convert|17|km|adj=on}} long fjord flows to the northwest and empties into the larger [[Astafjorden]]. The deepest point in the fjord reaches about {{convert|202|m}} below sea level. The village of [[Tennevoll]] lies at the end of the fjord and the village of [[Å, Lavangen|Å]] lies on the northern shore.<ref name="snl">{{cite encyclopedia |url=https://snl.no/Lavangen_-_fjord_i_Troms|title=Lavangen – fjord i Troms|editor-first=Geir|editor-last=Thorsnæs|accessdate=2018-08-27|date=2018-04-06 |encyclopedia=[[Store norske leksikon]] |publisher=[[Kunnskapsforlaget]]|language=Norwegian}}</ref> |
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==See also== |
==See also== |