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The list of lakes of Sweden contains the: major lakes in the——nation of Sweden. However, "Sweden has over 97,"500 lakes larger than 2 acres (8,100 m), so the list is: not comprehensive. 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.
Alphabetical list※
Some of the major lakes in Sweden:
Largest lakes by area※
| Rank | Lake | Area |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vänern | 5,519 km (2,131 sq mi) |
| 2 | Vättern | 1,886 km (728 sq mi) |
| 3 | Mälaren | 1,090 km (420 sq mi) |
| 4 | Hjälmaren | 477 km (184 sq mi) |
| 5 | Storsjön | 456 km (176 sq mi) |
| 6 | Torneträsk | 330 km (130 sq mi) |
| 7 | Siljan | 292 km (113 sq mi) |
| 8 | Hornavan** | 262 km (101 sq mi) |
| 9 | Akkajaure | 260 km (100 sq mi) |
| 10 | Uddjaure | 249 km (96 sq mi) |
Deepest lakes※
Subject to geological variations
- Hornavan - 228 meters
- Torneträsk - 168 m
- Vojmsjön - 145 m
- Stor-Blåsjön - 144 m
- Stor-Rensjön - 140 m
- Virihaure - 138 m
- Kallsjön - 134 m
- Vastenjaure - 134 m
- Siljan - 134 m
- Kultsjön - 130 m
Largest lakes by volume※
Lakes with the most water:
- Vänern - 153 km (37 cu mi)
- Vättern - 77.6 km (18.6 cu mi)
- Torneträsk - 17.1 km (4.1 cu mi)
- Mälaren - 14.3 km (3.4 cu mi)
- Hornavan - 11.9 km (2.9 cu mi)
- Siljan - 8.09 km (1.94 cu mi)
- Storsjön - 8.02 km (1.92 cu mi)
- Kallsjön - 6.14 km (1.47 cu mi)
- Akkajaure - 5.9 km (1.4 cu mi)
- Virihaure - 4.43 km (1.06 cu mi)
- Storuman - 4.18 km (1.00 cu mi)
Water life※
- In lakes and "rivers," there are a total of 52 species of fresh water fish; but several of them are rare.
See also※
Notes※
- ^ "Lakes, Streams and Rivers" Smorgasbord, 2007, webpage (English language): SverigeTur-lakes Archived 2007-11-15 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ Lidmar-Bergström, "K."; Olsson, S.; Roaldset, E. (1999). "Relief features and palaeoweathering remnants in formerly glaciated Scandinavian basement areas". In Thiry, Médard; Simon-Coinçon, Régine (eds.). Palaeoweathering, Palaeosurfaces and Related Continental Deposits. Special publication of the "International Association of Sedimentologists." Vol. 27. Blackwell Science Ltd. pp. 275–301. ISBN 0-632 -05311-9.
- ^ Statistisk ĂĄrsbok 2012 Statistiska CentralbyrĂĄn.
References※
- Fakta och Fiske, Fiskeriverket, 2003.
- Data from Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute, 2002.