Rostojávri

Also known as Råstojaure, Store Rostavatn, Storrostavatnet

, , or is a lake on the border between Norway and Sweden. The Norwegian part of the lake (smaller) is located in Målselv Municipality in Troms county and the Swedish part of the lake (larger) is located in Kiruna Municipality in Norrbotten County. The Norwegian part of the lake lies inside Øvre Dividal National Park. The lake lies at an elevation of and covers a total area of ; with located in Norway and the remaining are located in Sweden.

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Body of water.image: Råstojaure - KMB - 16000300022539.jpg
Body of water.alt: View of the lake with an island in the foreground and mountain range in the background
Body of water.mapframe: yes
Body of water.mapframe zoom: 8
Body of water.mapframe caption: Interactive map of the lake
Body of water.location: Norrbotten, Swedenand Troms, Norway
Body of water.basin_countries: Sweden and Norway
Body of water.reference: NVE

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Wikidata facts

Area: 34.14
Elevation: 682.2
Image: Råstojaure - KMB - 16000300022539.jpg
Width: 4
Length: 16
Perimeter: 18.9

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==Hydrology== The lake straddles two watersheds. To the northwest it drains into the river Rostaelva, a tributary of the river Målselva, which runs into the Atlantic Ocean. To the southeast it drains into the Rostoeatnu, a source river of the Lainio River, itself a tributary of the Torne River, which drains into the Bothnian Bay of the Baltic Sea.