Iešjávri

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Iešjávri
Location Kautokeino, Alta, Karasjok (Finnmark)
Coordinates 69°40′04″N, 24°11′55″ECoordinates: 69°40′04″N, 24°11′55″E
Basin countries Norway
Surface area 68.16 km²
Shore length1 164,74 km
Surface elevation 390 m
References NVE
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Iešjávri (or Iesjavri[1]) is a lake in the municipalities of Alta, Kautokeino and Karasjok in Finnmark county, Norway. The lake is the largest in the county and has a length of over 13 kilometres from north to south. 14 metres in depth at the deepest point and 4 metres in depth on average, it is a characteristic Baltic Shield lake.

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  1. ^ Various Sami and Norwegian language terms distinguish different types of lakes. The name Jávrre: (Lule Sami) or jávri (Northern Sami) is used as a suffix for larger lakes.


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