Kingen[2] is a lake on the border between Sweden and Norway. The Norwegian part (2.25 square kilometres or 0.87 square miles) is located in Lierne Municipality in Trøndelag county, and the Swedish part (2.85 square kilometres or 1.10 square miles) is located in Krokom Municipality in Jämtland County. It lies south of the larger lake Rengen.[3]

Kingen
LocationLierne (Trøndelag), Krokom (Jämtland)
Coordinates64°01′37″N 13°58′30″E / 64.0269°N 13.9749°E / 64.0269; 13.9749
Basin countriesNorway, Sweden
Max. length4 kilometres (2.5 mi)
Max. width2 kilometres (1.2 mi)
Surface area
5.1 km2 (2.0 sq mi)
Shore length1
16.1 kilometres (10.0 mi)
Surface elevation
374 metres (1,227 ft)
ReferencesNVE[1]
Location
Map
Interactive map of the lake
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

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References

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  1. "Innsjødatabase". NVE.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2024-11-11.
  2. "Informasjon om stadnamn". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 2024-11-11.
  3. "Kingen" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Archived from the original on 2018-04-27. Retrieved 2011-09-08.