Template:Short description The list of lakes of Sweden contains the major lakes in the nation of Sweden. However, Sweden has 22,600 lakes larger than 0.1 km² (100,000 m²) and over 97,500 lakes larger than Template:Convert, so the list is far from comprehensive.<ref name="stur">"Lakes, Streams and Rivers"
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|CitationClass=web }}</ref> Using 0.1km² surface area as the measuring limit, Sweden place fifth on Countries with most lakes in the world. The great number of lakes in southern Sweden could according to Alfred Gabriel Nathorst be indebted to the creation of basins due to the stripping of an irregular mantle of weathered rock by glacier erosion.<ref name=Karnaetal1999>Template:Cite book</ref>
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Alphabetical listEdit
Some of the major lakes in Sweden: Template:Div col
- Agunnarydsjön
- Alkvettern
- Ånnsjön
- Åresjön
- Bolmen
- Boren
- Bosarpasjön
- Dellen
- Edasjön
- Gammelstadsviken, Norbotten
- Glan
- Hjälmaren
- Ikesjaure
- Kedträsket
- Lake Immeln
- Hornavan
- Mälaren
- Mien
- Roxen
- Runn
- Siljan
- Sommen
- Sparren
- Storavan
- Storvindeln
- Storsjön
- Torneträsk
- Tåkern
- Vänern
- Väsman
- Vättern
- Yngen Template:Div col end
Largest lakes by areaEdit
Rank | Lake | Area |
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1 | Vänern | Template:Convert |
2 | Vättern | Template:Convert |
3 | Mälaren | Template:Convert |
4 | Hjälmaren | Template:Convert |
5 | Storsjön | Template:Convert |
6 | Torneträsk | Template:Convert |
7 | Siljan | Template:Convert |
8 | Hornavan** | Template:Convert |
9 | Akkajaure | Template:Convert |
10 | Uddjaure | Template:Convert |
Deepest lakesEdit
Subject to geological variations
- Hornavan - Template:Convert
- Torneträsk - Template:Convert
- Vojmsjön - Template:Convert
- Stor-Blåsjön - Template:Convert
- Stor-Rensjön - Template:Convert
- Virihaure - Template:Convert
- Kallsjön - Template:Convert
- Vastenjaure - Template:Convert
- Siljan - Template:Convert
- Kultsjön - Template:Convert
Largest lakes by volumeEdit
Lakes with the most water:
- Vänern - Template:Convert
- Vättern - Template:Convert
- Torneträsk - Template:Convert
- Mälaren - Template:Convert
- Hornavan - Template:Convert
- Siljan - Template:Convert
- Storsjön - Template:Convert
- Kallsjön - Template:Convert
- Akkajaure - Template:Convert
- Virihaure - Template:Convert
- Storuman - Template:Convert
Water lifeEdit
- In lakes and rivers, there are a total of 52 species of fresh water fish; but several of them are rare.
See alsoEdit
NotesEdit
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ReferencesEdit
- Fakta och Fiske, Fiskeriverket, 2003.
- Data from Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute, 2002.