Lake Iijärvi (Inari) (Northern Sami: Idjajávri, Inari Sami: Ijjävri, Skolt Sami: Iijäuʹrr) is a medium-sized lake in Lapland in Finland. It is located in Kaldoaivi Wilderness Area. Näätämö River (Finnish: Näätämöjoki, Norwegian: Neidenelva) flows from it to Neiden Fjord in Norway.[1] Quite near is a similar lake Pautujärvi, although it belongs to a different main catchment area, catchment of Paatsjoki.
| Lake Iijärvi | |
|---|---|
  Lake Iijärvi | |
| Coordinates | 69°28′N 27°53′E / 69.467°N 27.883°E |
| Lake type | Natural |
| Primary inflows | Vaijoki |
| Primary outflows | Näätämö River / Neidenelva |
| Catchment area | Näätämö River |
| Basin countries | Finland |
| Surface area | 36.881 km2 (14.240 sq mi) |
| Average depth | 8.2 m (27 ft) |
| Max. depth | 36.47 m (119.7 ft) |
| Water volume | 0.303 km3 (0.073 cu mi) |
| Shore length1 | 103.09 km (64.06 mi) |
| Surface elevation | 193.3 m (634 ft) |
| References | [1] |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Iijärvi in the Jarviwiki Web Service. Retrieved 2014-03-01. (in English)
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