- Onkamojärvi
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Onkamojärvi Location Salla, Finland Coordinates 66°45.59′N 29°3.95′E / 66.75983°N 29.06583°ECoordinates: 66°45.59′N 29°3.95′E / 66.75983°N 29.06583°E Surface area 18 km2 (6.9 sq mi) Shore length1 about 35 km Surface elevation 290.5 m (953 ft) 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. Onkamojärvi (Russian: Онкамоярви) is a lake in Salla municipality, Lapland, Finland. It is located on the border of Finland and Russia, most of the lake being on the Finnish side of the border. The lake's surface is 290.5 metres above sea level, and its area is about 18 km².[1] There are 22 islands in the lake.
Islands
Kallunkisaari, Karvastekemäsaari, Kätkänsuusaari, Lujesaaret, Majavasaari, Markuksen Aittasaari, Nilisaari, Oravasaari, Paltsarsaari, Peurasaari, Saaranpaskantamasaari, Talvitiensuusaari, Tossonsaari, Vitsinsaari.
In addition there are seven unnamed islands in the lake.
Notes
Links
Categories:- Lakes of Finland
- Lakes of Murmansk Oblast
- Finland–Russia border
- International lakes of Europe
- Kovda River basin
- Lapland geography stubs
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