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Vouvatusjärvi

Coordinates: 69°16′18″N 29°16′03″E / 69.27159°N 29.26756°E / 69.27159; 29.26756
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Map
Interactive map of the lake
LocationFinnmark county, Norway and Murmansk Oblast, Russia
Coordinates69°16′18″N 29°16′03″E / 69.27159°N 29.26756°E / 69.27159; 29.26756
Basin countriesNorway and Russia
Surface area33.87 km2 (13.08 sq mi)
with 28.99 km2 (11.19 sq mi) in Norway
Shore length177.9 kilometres (48.4 mi)
Surface elevation51 metres (167 ft)
ReferencesNVE[1]
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Vouvatusjärvi (Kven),[2] Vaggatem (Norwegian)[2], Vagatamjávri (Northern Sami)[2], Vââggtemjäuʹrr (Skolt Sami)[2], or Ваггатем (Russian) is a lake on the border between Norway and Russia. The Norwegian part lies in Sør-Varanger Municipality in Finnmark county, while the Russian part lies in Murmansk Oblast.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Innsjødatabase". NVE.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d "Informasjon om stadnamn". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 5 July 2024.