Lakselva
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Lakselva (; ) is a river in Finnmark county in northern Norway. It begins in Karasjok Municipality runs north through Porsanger Municipality into the Porsangerfjorden, a fjord off of the Barents Sea. The long river runs past the village of Lakselv. The European route E06 highway runs along the river for much of its course. The river is famous for its Atlantic salmon fishing.
Key facts
- River.name
- Lakselva
- River.image
- Lakselva near Lakselv.jpg
- River.image_caption
- View of the river
- River.mapframe
- yes
- River.mapframe zoom
- 7
- River.mapframe caption
- Interactive map of the river
- River.source1_location
- Finnmarksvidda
- River.mouth_location
- Lakselv
- River.subdivision_type1
- Country
- River.subdivision_name1
- Norway
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- river
- Country
- Norway
- Located in
- Porsanger Municipality
- Image
- Lakselva near Lakselv.jpg
- Length
- 103.1
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- mouth of the watercourse
- Porsanger Fjord
- Commons category
- Lakselva
- watershed area
- 1539
- discharge
- 26.93
- native label
- Luostijoki
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Encyclopedic overview
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Lakselva (; ) is a river in Finnmark county in northern Norway. It begins in Karasjok Municipality runs north through Porsanger Municipality into the Porsangerfjorden, a fjord off of the Barents Sea. The long river runs past the village of Lakselv. The European route E06 highway runs along the river for much of its course. The river is famous for its Atlantic salmon fishing.
==References==
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Lakselva” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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