Femmilsjøen Explained

Femmilsjøen
Pushpin Map:Svalbard
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Svalbard
Location:Svalbard
Coords:79.7879°N 15.8503°W
Type:natural freshwater lake
Catchment:304.4km2
Basin Countries:Norway
Length:7.6km (04.7miles)
Width:1.3km (00.8miles)
Area:7.56km2
Max-Depth:110m (360feet)
Elevation:26m (85feet)
Frozen:part of year; a glacier permanently covers its eastern end

Femmilsjøen is a lake in Ny-Friesland at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. The glacier Longstaffbreen debouches into the lake at the eastern end. The western end of the lake is relatively close to Wijdefjorden.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Femmilsjøen (Svalbard) . . 9 July 2013.