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.
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| Location | Finnmark county, Norway and Murmansk Oblast, Russia |
| Coordinates | 69°16′18″N 29°16′03″E / 69.27159°N 29.26756°E |
| Basin countries | Norway and Russia |
| Surface area | 33.87 km2 (13.08 sq mi) with 28.99 km2 (11.19 sq mi) in Norway |
| Shore length1 | 77.9 kilometres (48.4 mi) |
| Surface elevation | 51 metres (167 ft) |
| References | NVE[1] |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
See also
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edit- ^ "Innsjødatabase". NVE.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 5 July 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Informasjon om stadnamn". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
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