Storsjön

Storsjön (, ) is the fifth largest lake in Sweden, with an area of and a greatest depth of . It is the largest lake in central Sweden, located in the province of Jämtland in modern Jämtland County. From Storsjön runs the river Indalsälven and the lake contains the major island Frösön. The city of Östersund is located on the east shore of the lake, opposite Frösön.

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Body of water.name: Storsjön
Body of water.image: PB190187.JPG
Body of water.caption: Storsjön and Oviksfjällen seen from Orrviken, November 2006
Body of water.alt: Refer to caption
Body of water.image_size: 250
Body of water.pushpin_map: Sweden Jämtland # Sweden
Body of water.pushpin_map_alt: Location of the lake
Body of water.location: Jämtland
Body of water.basin_countries: Sweden
Body of water.islands: Frösön
Body of water.cities: Krokom, Brunflo, Orrviken

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Wikidata facts

Area: 456.26657731400002000000
Elevation: 292
Image: PB190187.JPG
Width: 25
Length: 70
Perimeter: 439

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Commons category: Storsjön
volume as quantity: 8018000000
watershed area: 12064
vertical depth: 74

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Storsjön is said to be the home of Storsjöodjuret, a cryptid lake monster not unlike the Loch Ness Monster, and every now and then there are new reports of people having spotted it. Descriptions of the creature have varied over the years. Some have described it as being serpentine in appearance, with multiple humps, a feline or canine-like head and grayish skin. Others have claimed that the creature is short in stature and morbidly obese, with a roundish skull.