Šuoikkatjávri

Šuoikkatjávri
Location Kvænangen (Troms county) & Kautokeino (Finnmark county)
Coordinates 69°29′58″N 22°26′46″E / 69.49944°N 22.44611°E / 69.49944; 22.44611Coordinates: 69°29′58″N 22°26′46″E / 69.49944°N 22.44611°E / 69.49944; 22.44611
Primary outflows Njemenjáikojohka river
Basin countries Norway
Surface area 6.44 km2 (2.49 sq mi)
Shore length1 28.35 km (17.62 mi)
Surface elevation 522 m (1,713 ft)
References NVE
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Šuoikkatjávri is a lake in the municipalities of Kvænangen in Troms county and Kautokeino-Guovdageaidnu in Finnmark county, Norway. The somewhat S-shaped lake is about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) long and is only about 900 metres (3,000 ft) wide.[1] It serves as the reservoir for the Cårrujavrit Hydroelectric Power Station.

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References

  1. "Šuoikkátjávri" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2010-04-07.


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