Ångerman River

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The Ångerman River is a major river in northern Sweden known for its long course through forested landscapes before emptying into the Gulf of Bothnia.

All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Torne älv 1
Ångerman River canonical 1
Ångerman River Valley 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical feature
river
basinCountry Sweden
climateZone subarctic
continent Europe
country Sweden
drainageBasinArea approximately 31,000 km²
ecoregion boreal forest
flowsDirection generally southeast
flowsInto Gulf of Bothnia
flowsThrough Härnösand Municipality
Kramfors Municipality
Sollefteå
Ångerman Valley
linked to: Ångerman River
hasBridge Högakustenbron
hasEstuary near Härnösand
hasFeature deep valleys
forested catchment area
hasHydropowerPlant Forsmo power station
Lasele power station
Nämforsen power station
hasTributary Björkån
Faxälven
Vängelälven
hasValley Ångerman River Valley
linked to: Ångerman River
knownFor long course through forested landscapes
scenic valley
languageOfName Swedish
length approximately 290 miles
approximately 460 km
locatedIn Jämtland County
Scandinavia
Västernorrland County
northern Sweden
Ångermanland
mouth Gulf of Bothnia
nameInSwedish Ångermanälven
linked to: Ångerman River
near High Coast
Nämforsen rock carvings
partOf Baltic Sea basin
Swedish river system
region Norrland
linked to: northern Sweden
sourceLocation Jämtland
linked to: Jämtland region
usedFor hydroelectric power generation
recreation
timber floating (historically)
watercourseType snowmelt-fed river

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Gulf of Bothnia majorRiverInflows Ångerman River
Tornionjoki hasLocalName Torne älv
linked to: Ångerman River
Ångerman River flowsThrough Ångerman Valley
linked to: Ångerman River
Ångerman River nameInSwedish Ångermanälven
linked to: Ångerman River
Ångerman River hasValley Ångerman River Valley
linked to: Ångerman River