Taugevatn

Taugevatn is a lake on the south side of the Bergen Line in municipality in Vestland county, . It sits at 1,296 metres above sea level. The railway had its summit here, at 1,301.7 metres above sea level, until the Finse Tunnel was built which led to the closure of the route past the lake on 16 May 1993.
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  • Type: Lake
  • Description: lake in Norway
  • Also known as: Taagavatn”, “Tågavatn”, “Tagavatni”, “Tågavatni”, “Tågevatn”, and “Tauge Vatn

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Finse.

is a village on the mountain plateau of Hardangervidda between the western and eastern part of . It is the highest situated railway station in Norway, 1222 metres above sea level.

Taugevatn

Latitude
60.62355° or 60° 37′ 25″ north
Longitude
7.3543° or 7° 21′ 16″ east
Elevation
1,294 metres (4,245 feet)
Open location code
9FG9J9F3+CP
Geo­Names ID
3134896
Wiki­data ID
Q12718907
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Turkish—“Taugevatn” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: Tågavatni
  • French: Taugevatn
  • German: Taugevatn
  • Korean: 타우게바튼
  • Kurdish: Taugevatn
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Taugevatn
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Taugevatn
  • Norwegian: Tågavatni
  • Turkish: Taugevatn

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