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| Primary inflows | Gudbrandsdalslågen |
| Primary outflows | Vorma |
| Basin countries | Norway |
| Max. Minnesund is a village in the municipality of Eidsvoll, Norway. For the town in Australia see Eidsvold Queensland is a municipality in the county of Akershus Norway. In Hydrology, the inflow of a Body of water is the source of the Water in the body of water The Gudbrandsdalslågen (or the Lågen river flows through Norway 's Gudbrandsdal valley In Hydrology, the discharge or outflow of a River is the volume of Water transported by it in a certain amount of time Vorma is a river in Norway that brings water from lake Mjøsa into the Glomma river A drainage basin is an extent of Land where Water from Rain or Snow melt drains downhill into a body of water such as a River, length | 117 km |
| Max. width | 15 km |
| Surface area | 362 km²[1] |
| Average depth | 155 m[1] |
| Max. depth | 449 m[1] (other sources give 468 m) |
| Water volume | 56. 0 km³[1] |
| Surface elevation | 121 m[1] (other sources give 123 m) |
| Islands | Helgøya |
| Settlements | Hamar, Gjøvik, Lillehammer |
| References | [1] |
Mjøsa is Norway's largest lake, as well as the one of the deepest lakes in Norway and in Europe as a whole, after Hornindalsvatnet. is a town and municipality in the county of Hedmark, Norway. Hamar was separated from Vang as a city and municipality of its own in Gjøvik is a town and municipality in the county of Oppland, Norway Lillehammer is a town and municipality in the county of Oppland, Norway, globally known for hosting the 1994 Winter Olympics. Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional There are at least 450000 fresh water Lakes in Norway. Fewer than 400 have an area of more than 5 km2. Hornindalsvatnet is Norway 's and Europe 's deepest lake, officially measured to a depth of 514 meters It is located in the southern part of Norway, about 100 km north of Oslo. (called Christiania from 1624 to 1878 and Kristiania from 1878 to 1924 is the Capital and largest city of Norway. Its main tributary is Gudbrandsdalslågen in the north; the main distributary is Vorma in the south. A tributary is a Stream or River which flows into a mainstem (or parent river The Gudbrandsdalslågen (or the Lågen river flows through Norway 's Gudbrandsdal valley A distributary, or a distributary channel, is a Stream that branches off and flows away from a main stream channel Vorma is a river in Norway that brings water from lake Mjøsa into the Glomma river
From its southernmost point at Minnesund in Eidsvoll to its northernmost point in Lillehammer it is 117 km long. Lillehammer is a town and municipality in the county of Oppland, Norway, globally known for hosting the 1994 Winter Olympics. Gjøvik is a town and municipality in the county of Oppland, Norway is a town and municipality in the county of Hedmark, Norway. Hamar was separated from Vang as a city and municipality of its own in For the town in Australia see Eidsvold Queensland is a municipality in the county of Akershus Norway. Lillehammer is a town and municipality in the county of Oppland, Norway, globally known for hosting the 1994 Winter Olympics. At its widest, near Hamar, it is 15 km wide. is a town and municipality in the county of Hedmark, Norway. Hamar was separated from Vang as a city and municipality of its own in It is 365 km² in area and its volume is estimated at 56 km³; normally its surface is 123 meters above sea level, and its greatest depth is 468 meters. Its total coastline is estimated at 273 km, of which 30% is built up. Dams built on the distribuary of Vorma in 1858, 1911, 1947, and 1965 raised the level by approximately 3. Year 1858 ( MDCCCLVIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. 6 meters in total. In the last 200 years, 20 floods have been registered that added 7 meters to the level of Mjøsa. Several of these floods inundated the city of Hamar.
The cities of Hamar, Gjøvik, and Lillehammer were founded along the shores of the lake. is a town and municipality in the county of Hedmark, Norway. Hamar was separated from Vang as a city and municipality of its own in Gjøvik is a town and municipality in the county of Oppland, Norway Lillehammer is a town and municipality in the county of Oppland, Norway, globally known for hosting the 1994 Winter Olympics. Aside from minor leisure boating and the steamship Skibladner, there is no water traffic on the lake. PS Skibladner is a Paddle steamer operating on the lake of Mjøsa in Norway. Most of its shores are dominated by rolling agricultural areas, among them some of the most fertile grainlands in Norway. The main train line, Dovrebanen between Oslo and Trondheim goes along its eastern shore, making stops in Hamar and Lillehammer. (called Christiania from 1624 to 1878 and Kristiania from 1878 to 1924 is the Capital and largest city of Norway. (Trondhjem is a city and municipality in the county of Sør-Trøndelag, Norway. The largest, and only, island is Helgøya. Except for Helgøya, Mjøsa only contains small islets. The most interesting of these are Steinsholmen, with the ruins of a Middle Age citadel.
From the south European route E6 runs along the eastern shore of the lake until the Mjøsa Bridge connects Moelv on the east with Biri on the west. E6 is the designation for the main north-south road in Norway, and the west coast of Sweden, running from the southern tip of Sweden, at Trelleborg Mjøsa Bridge (Mjøsbrua is a Motorway Box girder bridge that crosses lake Mjøsa between Moelv and Biri in Hedmark and Moelv is the second largest center (after Brumunddal) in the municipality of Ringsaker in Norway Biri is a village and former municipality in Oppland county Norway.
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The name
The name (Norse Mjörs, Proto-Norse *Merso) must be very old. Old Norse is the North Germanic language that was spoken by inhabitants of Scandinavia and inhabitants of their overseas settlements during the Viking Age Proto-Norse (also Proto-Scandinavian, Primitive Norse, Proto-Nordic, Ancient Nordic, Old Scandinavian and Proto-North Germanic The meaning is, maybe, 'the bright/shiny one'. (If *mer- is related to the English word mere 'clear, bright', and -so is a suffix. In Grammar, a suffix (also postfix, ending) is an Affix which is placed at the end of a word )
 The lake seen from the harbor in Hamar |
 The landmark Geiteryggen looking south from Hamar |
 Mjøsa from Hamar |
Events
In 1975 the 14th World Scout Jamboree was held on its shores. is a town and municipality in the county of Hedmark, Norway. Hamar was separated from Vang as a city and municipality of its own in Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. More than 17. 000 scouts from 91 countries took part. Scouting, also known as the Scout Movement, is a worldwide Youth movement with the stated aim of supporting young people in their physical mental and spiritual
Culture Projects in Mjøsa Area
References
- ^ a b c d e f Seppälä, Matti (2005), The Physical Geography of Fennoscandia, Oxford University Press, p. 145, <http://books.google.com/books?id=q33WekTp7tgC&pg=PA145>
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