Torneträsk

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lake_name = Torneträsk
Duortnosjávri
image_lake = Torne trask hike 1.jpg
caption_lake = Torneträsk during polar night
image_bathymetry =
caption_bathymetry =
location = Norrbotten County
coords = coord|68|22|N|19|06|E|region:SE_type:waterbody|display=inline,title
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inflow =
outflow = Torne älv
catchment =
basin_countries = Sweden
length = 70 km
width = 11 km
area = 332 km²cite web|title=Sjöar och vattendrag|url=http://www.vattenmyndigheterna.se/vattenmyndigheten/amnen/Bottenviken/Om+distriktet/Sjoar_och_vattendrag.htm|publisher=Vattenmyndigheten Bottenviken|language=Swedish|accessdate=2008-09-13]
depth = 51 m
max-depth = 168 m
volume = 17.1 km³
residence_time =
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elevation = 341
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Torneträsk or Torne träsk (Saami: "Duortnosjávri", Finnish/Meänkieli: "Tornio" or "Torniojärvi") is a lake in the Lapland, Norrbotten County in Sweden, in the Scandinavian mountain range. "Träsk" is the local word for "lake". It is the seventh largest lake in Sweden, with a total area of 330 km² and a length of 70 kilometers. The lake drains to the south-east through Torne älv. South-west of the lake lies the Abisko National Park and the UNESCO World Heritage Site Laponian area.

Torneträsk originated from the remnant of a glacier, which has given the lake its depth of 168 meters, making it the second deepest lake in Sweden. It is usually ice-covered from December through June, with variations dependent on temperature variations.

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