Šuoikkátjávri (Northern Sami) or Hyttysenjärvi (Kven)[1] is a lake in Northern Norway. The 6.44-square-kilometre (2.49 sq mi) lake lies on the border of Kvænangen Municipality in Troms county and Kautokeino Municipality in Finnmark county. The somewhat S-shaped lake is about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) long and is only about 900 metres (3,000 ft) wide.[2] It serves as the reservoir for the Cårrujavrit Hydroelectric Power Station.
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| Location | Troms and Finnmark |
| Coordinates | 69°32′46″N 22°21′58″E / 69.546°N 22.366°E |
| Primary outflows | Njemenjáikojohka river |
| Basin countries | Norway |
| Max. length | 11.5 kilometres (7.1 mi) |
| Max. width | 920 metres (3,020 ft) |
| Surface area | 6.44 km2 (2.49 sq mi) |
| Shore length1 | 28.35 kilometres (17.62 mi) |
| Surface elevation | 522 metres (1,713 ft) |
| References | NVE |
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| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
See also
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edit- ^ "Informasjon om stadnamn". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 2024-06-29.
- ^ "Šuoikkátjávri" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2010-04-07.
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