Jakobselva (Vadsø)

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Jakobselva
Vestre Jakobselva / Ánnejohka / Annijoki
Jakobselva 01.jpg
Data
Water code NO : 240.Z
location in the municipalities of Vadsø and Nesseby in the province of Finnmark ( Norway )
River system Jakobselva
Drain over Jakobselva → Barents Sea
source in the center of the Varanger peninsula
muzzle in the Barents Sea coordinates: 70 ° 6 ′ 26 ″  N , 29 ° 19 ′ 37 ″  E 70 ° 6 ′ 26 ″  N , 29 ° 19 ′ 37 ″  E
Mouth height m

length 40 km
Catchment area 630 km²

The Jakobselva ( Northern Sami : Ánnejohka , Finnish Annijoki ) is a river in the municipalities Vadsø and Nesseby in the Fylke Troms og Finnmark in northern Norway . The river is also referred to as Vestre Jakobselva (Vestre = German  "Western" ) to distinguish the river of the same name on the Norwegian- Russian border. The river has its origin in the center of the Varanger peninsula . It flows south and flows into the Varangerfjord at Vestre Jakobselv - 17 km west of Vadsø . The river runs in parts in the Varangerhalvøya National Park .

With the Verneplan I for vassdrag program , the river has been under special protection since 1973.

fauna

The river is a popular river for salmon fishing . Salmon can migrate 20–30 km upstream.

Individual evidence

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