Simojärvi

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Simojärvi
Simojärvi 20060814.jpg
Bank of the Simojärvi
Geographical location Ranua municipality in Lapland ( Finland )
Drain Simojoki
Data
Coordinates 66 ° 3 '  N , 27 ° 12'  E Coordinates: 66 ° 3 '  N , 27 ° 12'  E
Simojärvi (Finland Lapland)
Simojärvi
Altitude above sea level 176.3  m
surface 89.93 km²
volume 0.45 km³
Maximum depth 27 m
Middle deep 5 m
Catchment area 630 km²

The Simojärvi [ ˈsimɔjærvi ] is a lake in northern Finland . It is located in the municipality of Ranua in the south of the province of Lapland . The Simojärvi is 176  m high and covers an area of ​​89.93 km². It ranks 50th in the list of the largest lakes in Finland. The Simojoki River rises from the Simojärvi and flows into the Gulf of Bothnia via Simo . A large part of the holiday homes ( mökki ) in Ranua municipality is located on Simojärvi. The fish-rich lake is a popular fishing spot.

Web links

Commons : Simojärvi  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. a b c d e JÄRVIWIKI - Simojärvi (yhd.)
  2. www.environment.fi: Lakes larger than 40 square kilometers ( Memento of the original from September 30, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.ymparisto.fi