Abiskojaure
| Abiskojaure | ||
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| View over the lake in September 2008 | ||
| Geographical location | Kiruna Municipality , Lapland , Sweden | |
| Tributaries | Válfojohka → Kamajåkka | |
| Drain | Abiskojåkka → Torne älv | |
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| Coordinates | 68 ° 17 '50 " N , 18 ° 37' 25" E | |
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| Altitude above sea level | 487.7 m above sea level | |
| surface | 2.79 km² | |
| Maximum depth | 35 m | |
| Catchment area | 398 km² | |
Abiskojaure ( Northern Sami Ábeskojávri ) is a lake in the Swedish Abisko National Park . The mountain lake is part of the hydrological upper reaches of the Torne älv , is 488 meters above sea level and has an area of 279 hectares. The maximum depth of the lake is 35 meters. The Kungsleden , one of the most important Swedish long-distance hiking trails, leads past Abiskojaure.
The birds found at Abiskojaure include the velvet duck ( Melanitta fusca ), the common scoter ( Melanitta nigra ), the long-tailed duck ( Clangula hyemalis ), the black-throated diver ( Gavia arctica ) and various waders (Charidrii).
The elk ( Alces alces ) lives by the lake .
The Svenska Turistföreningen hiking hut of the same name is located on the southern shore of the lake .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Sjöareal och sjöhöjd (3.32 MB; PDF) , Svenskt vattenarkiv (SVAR), Sveriges meteorologiska och hydrologiska institut (Swedish)
- ↑ VattenWeb , Sveriges meteorologiska och hydrologiska institut (Swedish)