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Mjøsa
(redirected from Lake Mjosa)

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Mjøsa (myö`sä), largest lake of Norway, 141 sq mi (365 sq km), and 1,453 ft (443 m) deep, on the Oppland-Hedmark border, SE Norway. It is fed by the Lågen River and is drained by the Vorma River into the Glåma River. The lake is the center of a fertile agricultural region; grains are the chief crops. The region is also one of the most populated areas of Norway; Hamar, Gjøvik, and Lillehammer are the principal cities on the lake.


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Phytoplankton can also be important as an initial food item for newly-hatched smelt larvae, as found in Norwegian Lake Mjosa by Naesje et al.
Cruise through the narrow Naeroy Fjords, visiting beautiful island towns with distinctive architecture, then sail through Gudbrandsdal Valley to Lillehammer and the picturesque Lake Mjosa, the county's largest lake.
At Lillehammer, the river enters the long and dramatic lake Mjosa, so the place is a key one in the development of the inner part of the country, the more so because the valley sides provide some of the best agricultural land in Norway.
 
 
 
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