Lake Sevettijärvi (Skolt Sami: Čeʹvetjäuʹrr, Inari Sami: Čevetjävri) a medium-sized lake in the Näätämöjoki main catchment area. It is located in the Lapland region of Finland.[1] On the western shore there is the village Sevettijärvi. The inhabitants there are mainly Skolt Sami people.
Lake Sevettijärvi | |
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Coordinates | 69°33′50″N 28°42′36″E / 69.564°N 28.710°E |
Type | Lake |
Primary inflows | Nilijoki river, lake Nilijärvi |
Primary outflows | lake Jänisjärvi |
Catchment area | Näätämöjoki |
Basin countries | Finland |
Surface area | 17.9 km2 (6.9 sq mi) |
Average depth | 8.72 m (28.6 ft) |
Max. depth | 43.49 m (142.7 ft) |
Water volume | 0.156 km3 (126,000 acre⋅ft) |
Shore length1 | 84.5 km (52.5 mi) |
Surface elevation | 95.6 m (314 ft) |
Settlements | Sevettijärvi |
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. |
See also
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edit- ^ Sevettijärvi in Järviwiki Web Service. Finnish Environment Institute. Retrieved 2014-03-089. (in English)