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Vuontisjärvi

Coordinates: 68°26′18″N 24°00′37″E / 68.43833°N 24.01028°E / 68.43833; 24.01028
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Vuontisjärvi
Vuontisjärvi is located in Lapland
Vuontisjärvi
Vuontisjärvi
Coordinates68°26′0″N 23°59′25″E / 68.43333°N 23.99028°E / 68.43333; 23.99028
Primary inflowsPöyrisjoki
Primary outflowsVuontisjoki
Catchment areaKemijoki
Basin countriesFinland, Norway
Max. length2.3 km (1.4 mi)
Max. width0.6 km (0.37 mi)
Shore length16.52 km (4.05 mi)
Surface elevation304.6 m (999 ft)
Islands0
SettlementsEnontekiö
References[1][2]
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.
Vuontisjärvi
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Coordinates: 68°26′18″N 24°00′37″E / 68.43833°N 24.01028°E / 68.43833; 24.01028
CountryFinland
MunicipalityEnontekiö
ProvinceLapland
Population
 • Total
118
Time zoneUTC+2 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (CEST)

Vuontisjärvi (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈʋuontisˌjærʋi], Template:Lang-se) 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]

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