Vuontisjärvi

Lake in Finland
68°26′0″N 23°59′25″E / 68.43333°N 23.99028°E / 68.43333; 23.99028Primary inflowsPöyrisjokiPrimary outflowsVuontisjokiCatchment areaKemijokiBasin countriesFinland, NorwayMax. length2.3 km (1.4 mi)Max. width0.6 km (0.37 mi)Shore length16.52 km (4.05 mi)Surface elevation304.6 m (999 ft)Islands0SettlementsEnontekiöReferences[1][2]1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.
Village in Enontekiö, Finland
Vuontisjärvi
Village
Coordinates: 68°26′18″N 24°00′37″E / 68.43833°N 24.01028°E / 68.43833; 24.01028
CountryFinland
MunicipalityEnontekiö
ProvinceLapland
Population
 • Total118
Time zoneUTC+2 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (CEST)

Vuontisjärvi (Finnish: [ˈʋuo̯ntisˌjærʋi]; Northern Sami: Vuottesjávri) is a small lake and a village located in Finnish Lapland. It belongs to Kemijoki main catchment area.[1]

The area of the lake was reduced greatly in 1861. During the spring flood the waters escaped through a ditch dug by a local man, and a new river formed. The new water level is six metres below the original.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Vuontisjärvi in the Jarviwiki Web Service. Retrieved 2014-03-02. (in English)
  2. ^ Citizen's Map Site
  3. ^ a b www.vuontisjarvi.eu (in Finnish)


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