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Kvina

The 883rd longest river in the world

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Kvina is a river in southern Norway. The 152-kilometre (94 mi) long river begins in the Setesdalsheiene mountains in Valle Municipality in Agder county and it flows south, along the former Aust-Agder and Vest-Agder county border, through the Kvinesdalen valley, and emptying into the Fedafjorden, just south of Liknes in Kvinesdal Municipality. The river has a 1,452.43-square-kilometre (560.79 sq mi) watershed. The river is rich in fish. In 2014, about 1.02 tonnes (1.00 long ton, 1.12 short tons) of salmon was caught in the river Kvina. The river runs through the villages of Netland, Storekvina, and Liknes. It passes through the municipalities of Valle Municipality, Sirdal Municipality, Bygland Municipality, and Kvinesdal Municipality.

Flows through: Norway.

River data from Wikidata (CC0); lengths normalised to a common unit.

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