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Göta älv
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river in Sweden; with the Klarälven, the longest river system in the Nordic countries
Key facts
- Country
- Sweden
- Source
- Vänern
- Coordinates
- 58°22′49″N 12°21′30″E / 58.38028°N 12.35833°E / 58.38028; 12.35833
- Elevation
- 44 m (144 ft)
- Mouth
- Kattegat
- Location
- Gothenburg
- Length
- 93 km (58 mi)
- Basin size
- 50,229.3 km (19,393.6 sq mi)
- Average
- 575 m /s (20,300 cu ft/s)
- Official name
- Nordre älvs estuarium
- Designated
- 14 November 2001
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
The Göta älv ( Swedish pronunciation: [ˈjø̌ːta ˈɛlːv]; "River of (the) Geats") is a river that drains lake Vänern into the Kattegat, at the city of Gothenburg, on the western coast of Sweden. It was formed at the end of the last glaciation, as an outflow channel from the Baltic Ice Lake to the Atlantic Ocean and nowadays it has the largest drainage basin in Scandinavia.
The Göta älv is located in Götaland, with the river itself being a site of early Geatish settlement. Its length is 93 km (58 mi). The Bohus Fortress is located by the river at Kungälv. There the river splits into two, with the northern part being the Nordre älv and the southern part keeping the name Göta älv; the two arms of the river enclose the island of Hisingen.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Göta älv” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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