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Unna_Guovdelisjávri Latitude and Longitude:

68°00′31″N 17°55′31″E / 68.0087°N 17.9254°E / 68.0087; 17.9254
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Unna Guovdelisjávri
Vuolip Čoarvejávri ( Northern Sami)
Location of the lake
Location of the lake
Unna Guovdelisjávri
Location of the lake
Location of the lake
Unna Guovdelisjávri
Location of the lake
Location of the lake
Unna Guovdelisjávri
Location Narvik, Nordland;
Kiruna, Norrbotten
Coordinates 68°00′31″N 17°55′31″E / 68.0087°N 17.9254°E / 68.0087; 17.9254
Basin countries Norway; Sweden
Max. length3.5 kilometres (2.2 mi)
Max. width2 kilometres (1.2 mi)
Surface area3.85 km2 (1.49 sq mi)
(2.74 km² in Norway)
Shore length114.9 kilometres (9.3 mi)
Surface elevation918 metres (3,012 ft)
References NVE
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Unna Guovdelisjávri or Vuolip Čoarvejávri is a lake that is located on the border of Norway and Sweden. The Norwegian side lies in Narvik Municipality in Nordland county and the Swedish side lies in Kiruna Municipality in Norrbotten County. The lake lies just east of the lake Gautelisvatnet, about 35 kilometres (22 mi) southeast of the village of Elvegård in Norway. The ending -jávri is the word for "lake" in the Northern Sami language. [1]

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References

  1. ^ "Unna Guovdelisjávri" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2012-05-25.