Muotkavaara
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, , or , , or is a hill in Lapland at the boundary between Finland, Norway, and Russia. It is the second northernmost international tripoint in the world; the tripoint of Finland, Norway and Sweden is further to the north.
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- mountain
- Part of
- Finland–Russia border
- Country
- Russia
- Located in
- Nikel
- Image
- Russia-Norway-Finland border.jpg
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- native label
- Myetkivääri
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Encyclopedic overview
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- References
, , or , , or is a hill in Lapland at the boundary between Finland, Norway, and Russia. It is the second northernmost international tripoint in the world; the tripoint of Finland, Norway and Sweden is further to the north.
Muotkavaara is located in the Pasvikdalen valley, west of the Pasvikelva river and southwest of Nyrud just west of Krokfjellet in Sør-Varanger Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The Finnish side belongs to the Inari Municipality, the Norwegian side belongs to Sør-Varanger Municipality, and the Russian side belongs to Nikel Municipality. The peak is located in Norway.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Muotkavaara” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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