Siiddasjávri
Siiddasjávri (Sijdasjávrre, Sitasjaure) | ||
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Geographical location |
Narvik , Nordland and Gällivare , Norrbotten County |
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Drain | Basseluoppal → Suorggejohka | |
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Coordinates | 68 ° 0 ′ N , 17 ° 25 ′ E | |
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Altitude above sea level | 614 moh. | |
surface | 71.91 km² | |
length | 35 km | |
width | 5 km | |
scope | 97.27 km |
The Siiddašjávri ( North Sami ) Sijdasjávrre ( Lule ) or Sitasjaure ( Swedish is) a freshwater lake on the border between Norway and Sweden . Only 0.96 km² of the 71.91 km² total area of the lake are located in Norway. The Norwegian part belongs to the municipality of Narvik in the province of Nordland , the Swedish part to the municipality of Gällivare in the province of Norrbotten County . The name of the lake comes from the Sami languages , in which the endings -jávri or -jávrre mean "lake".
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ Kartsök och ortnamn , Lantmäteriet . Retrieved December 28, 2015.
- ↑ Sijdasjávrre ( Norwegian ) yr.no . Retrieved May 21, 2012.