Siiddašjávri

Lake in Sweden and Norway
68°05′48″N 17°13′43″E / 68.0968°N 17.2287°E / 68.0968; 17.2287Basin countriesSweden and NorwayMax. length35 kilometres (22 mi)Max. width5 kilometres (3.1 mi)Surface area71.91 km2 (27.76 sq mi)
(0.96 km2 in Norway)Shore length197.27 kilometres (60.44 mi)Surface elevation604 metres (1,982 ft)ReferencesNVE1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Siiddašjávri (Northern Sami) or Sijdasjávrre (Lule Sami) or Sitasjaure (Swedish) is a lake on the border between Norway and Sweden. The lake covers an area of 71.91 square kilometres (27.76 sq mi), with 0.96 square kilometres (0.37 sq mi) of the lake in Norway (Narvik Municipality in Nordland county) and 70.95 square kilometres (27.39 sq mi) in Sweden (Gällivare Municipality in Norrbotten County). The name of the lake comes from the Sami languages, with the ending -jávri or -jávrre being the word for "lake".[1]

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References

  1. ^ "Sijdasjávrre" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2012-05-21.
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