Vassdalen

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| photo = Vassdalselva Storebalak.jpg

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| photo_caption = View of Vassdalselva that flows through the valley, and the mountain of Storebalak

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| map_caption = Interactive map of the valley

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| location = Narvik, Nordland, Norway

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{{native name|no|Vassdalen}} or {{native name|se|Áravuopmi}}{{cite web|url=https://stadnamn.kartverket.no/fakta/867769|title=Informasjon om stadnamn|website=Norgeskart|publisher=Kartverket|language=no|accessdate=2024-08-26}} is a valley and rural village area in Narvik Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The river Vassdalselva flows through Vassdalen into the lake of Hartvikvatnet. The river from Hartvikvatnet is called Elvegårdselva, flowing westwards and emptying into the Herjangsfjorden at the village of Bjerkvik.{{cite encyclopedia|title=Vassdalen – Narvik |first=Geir |last=Thorsnæs |encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon |editor-last=Bolstad | editor-first=Erik |publisher=Norsk nettleksikon |location=Oslo |url=https://snl.no/Vassdalen_-_Narvik |language=no |access-date=18 August 2018}}

1986 avalanche

An avalanche in Vassdalen on 5 March 1986 struck 31 soldiers from the North Norway Brigade who took part in the NATO winter exercise Anchor Express. Sixteen soldiers were killed in the accident. The avalanche came down the {{convert|766|m|adj=on}} tall mountain Storebalak. The avalanche hit the valley about {{convert|5|km}} above the lake Hartvikvatnet.{{Cite news|title = Slide Kills 7 Norwegians, 11 Missing in NATO Games|url = https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1986-03-05-mn-15331-story.html|newspaper = Los Angeles Times|date =5 March 1986|access-date = 18 August 2018|issn = 0458-3035|language = en-US}}{{Cite journal|title = The avalanche accident at Vassdalen, Norway, 5 March 1986|journal = Cold Regions Science and Technology|year = 1988|pages = 137–150|volume = 15|issue = 2|doi = 10.1016/0165-232X(88)90060-2|first = Karstein|last = Lied}}

References

Category:Valleys of Nordland

Category:Narvik