Geavdnjajávri
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Geavdnjajávri is a lake in the municipality of Bardu
in Troms
county, Norway
. It's located just 3.5 km (2.2 mi) from the border with Sweden
. The lake has an area of 18.85 km² (7.3 sq mi) and is 540 m (1,771.7 ft) above sea level.
The lake empties in the another lake, Gulmmaeeatnu, which flows into the lake Leinevatn, then to the lake Altevatnet
. Altevatnet empties into the river Barduelva
which flows into the river Målselva
.
Bardu
Bardu is a municipality in Troms county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Setermoen, the largest urban area in the municipality.Norway's largest military garrison is located at Setermoen...
in Troms
Troms
or Romsa is a county in North Norway, bordering Finnmark to the northeast and Nordland in the southwest. To the south is Norrbotten Län in Sweden and further southeast is a shorter border with Lapland Province in Finland. To the west is the Norwegian Sea...
county, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
. It's located just 3.5 km (2.2 mi) from the border with Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
. The lake has an area of 18.85 km² (7.3 sq mi) and is 540 m (1,771.7 ft) above sea level.
The lake empties in the another lake, Gulmmaeeatnu, which flows into the lake Leinevatn, then to the lake Altevatnet
Altevatnet
Altevatnet is Norway’s 11th largest lake, with a surface of up to 80 km². The lake is approximately 35 km long and on average some 2 km wide. It is located in Bardu municipality, and is the largest lake in Troms county. The lake is regulated. The surface lies 489 m above sea level...
. Altevatnet empties into the river Barduelva
Barduelva
Barduelva is a river in Troms county, Norway. It runs from the lake Altevatnet and empties into another river, the Målselva. This river is the largest source of hydroelectricity in all of Troms county....
which flows into the river Målselva
Målselva
The Målselva river in Troms county, Norway has given name to Målselv municipality and the Målselvdalen valley. The river empties into the in Målselvfjorden, an arm of the Malangen fjord, north of Olsborg. The rivers Divielva, Tamokelva, and Rostaelva converge near the Lille Rostavatn lake to form...
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