Vuontisjärvi | |
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Vuontisjärvi | |
Coordinates | 68°26′0″N 23°59′25″E / 68.43333°N 23.99028°E |
Primary inflows | Pöyrisjoki |
Primary outflows | Vuontisjoki |
Catchment area | Kemijoki |
Basin countries | Finland, Norway |
Max. length | 2.3 km (1.4 mi) |
Max. width | 0.6 km (0.37 mi) |
Shore length1 | 6.52 km (4.05 mi) |
Surface elevation | 304.6 m (999 ft) |
Islands | 0 |
Settlements | Enontekiö |
References | [1][2] |
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. |
Vuontisjärvi | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 68°26′18″N 24°00′37″E / 68.43833°N 24.01028°E | |
Country | Finland |
Municipality | Enontekiö |
Province | Lapland |
Population | |
• Total | 118 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (CEST) |
Vuontisjärvi (Finnish: [ˈʋuo̯ntisˌjærʋi]; Northern Sami: Vuottesjávri) is a small lake and a village located in Finnish Lapland. It belongs to Kemijoki main catchment area.[1]
The area of the lake was reduced greatly in 1861. During the spring flood the waters escaped through a ditch dug by a local man, and a new river formed. The new water level is six metres below the original.[3]
See also
References
- 1 2 Vuontisjärvi in the Jarviwiki Web Service. Retrieved 2014-03-02. (in English)
- ↑ Citizen's Map Site
- 1 2 www.vuontisjarvi.eu (in Finnish)
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