Saarijärvi (Taivalkoski)
| Saarijärvi | ||
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| Geographical location | Taivalkoski municipality in Northern Ostrobothnia ( Finland ) | |
| Drain | to the Iijoki | |
| Location close to the shore | Taivalkoski | |
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| Coordinates | 65 ° 17 ′ 0 ″ N , 28 ° 25 ′ 0 ″ E | |
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| Altitude above sea level | 238.8 m | |
| surface | 95 ha | |
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The Saarijärvi is a lake in the municipality of Taivalkoski in the Finnish countryside Northern Ostrobothnia near the border with Kainuu .
The 94.81 hectare lake is at an altitude of 238.8 m. It is located in the catchment area of the Iijoki .
Saarijärvi lies in an impact crater , which originally had a diameter of 2.2 km. The actual depression has a diameter of 1.4 to 1.5 km and a depth of 140 m. It is filled with sedimentary rocks. The age of the impact is estimated to be 600 - 1980 million years.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b JÄRVIWIKI - Saarijärvi (61.759.1.007)
- ^ A b Impact Structures of the World - Saarijärvi