Pöyrisjärvi Wilderness Area

Pöyrisjärvi Wilderness Area (Finnish: Pöyrisjärven erämaa) is a wilderness reserve in Enontekiö municipality, Lapland, Finland. It was established in 1991 like all the other wilderness reserves in Lapland and covers 1,280 square kilometres (490 sq mi).[1]

Pöyrisjärvi Wilderness Area
IUCN category VI (protected area with sustainable use of natural resources)
Map showing the location of Pöyrisjärvi Wilderness Area
Map showing the location of Pöyrisjärvi Wilderness Area
Location in Finland
LocationLapland, Finland
Coordinates68°37′N 24°06′E / 68.617°N 24.100°E / 68.617; 24.100
Area1,280 km2 (490 sq mi)
Established1991
Governing bodyMetsähallitus

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  1. ^ "Pöyrisjärvi Wilderness Area". Outdoors.fi. Metsähallitus. Retrieved 2015-05-10.

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