Rostojávri
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| Geographical location | Fylke Troms og Finnmark and Province of Lapland ; Norway and Sweden | |
| Tributaries | Ákčajonka | |
| Drain | (1) Rostaelva → Målselva (2) Råstoätno → Lainioälven → Torneälv | |
| Location close to the shore | Målselv , Kiruna | |
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| Coordinates | 68 ° 48 ′ N , 20 ° 20 ′ E | |
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| Altitude above sea level | 680 m | |
| surface | 34.24 km² | |
| length | 16 km | |
| width | 4 km | |
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Rostojávri (also Rostujávri , Swedish Råstojaure ) in northern Scandinavia is a 34.24 km² large lake on the border of the Fylke Troms og Finnmark in Norway to the historic province of Lapland in Sweden .
Geography, data and runoff
The Norwegian part of the lake (3.67 km²) lies in the area of the municipality of Målselv in the Troms og Finnmark district and borders the Øvre-Dividal National Park in the south . The significantly larger Swedish (30.57 km²) part is located in the municipality of Kiruna in Norrbotten County in the historical province of Lapland . The lake is about 16 km long and 4 km wide. Its water surface is about 680 m above sea level.
The lake has two outlets and thus forms a lake bifurcation . About 55% of the water runoff runs to the northwest (Norway) into the Råstaelva, an indirect tributary of the Målselva , and finally into the European Arctic Ocean . The rest of the river flows southeast (Sweden) via Råstätno into the Lainioälven, a tributary of the Torneälv , and finally into the Bothnian Bay of the Baltic Sea .
Fishing and wildlife
The lake is fishable for char and grayling , among others . In the trackless area there is still reindeer husbandry.
History and origin of name
The lake is first mentioned in 1559 as Råsta Tresk . Today's spelling is made up of the non-derivable prefix Rosto- , which also occurs in other names in the mountains , and the North Sami jávri for lake .
See also
Web links
- Kulturspår i Kiruna - Rostojávri (Råstojaure) ( Memento from December 10, 2004 in the Internet Archive ) (Swedish)
- Den politiske avgrunnen ved Stuora Rostojávri ( Memento from February 23, 2005 in the Internet Archive ) (Norwegian)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Sveriges meteorologiska och hydrologiska institut (ed.): Huvudavrinningsområden på gränsen mellan Sverige, Norge och Finland. In: fact sheet. No. 20, June 2004 ( smhi.se ( Memento of the original from October 29, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this note. PDF ; 8.33 MB)
- ↑ Råstojaure, Rostujávri , on sportfiskeguide.se.
- ↑ Svenskt local dictionary. Språk- och folkminnesinstitutet, Uppsala 2003, ISBN 91-7229-020-X , p. 259.
