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تورنتسک

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Also known as Torne Träsk, Duortnosjávri, Torniojärvi, Duortnosjavri

Torneträsk or Torne träsk (; Saami: ; Finnish and or ) is a lake in Kiruna Municipality, Lapland, Norrbotten County in Sweden, in the Scandinavian Mountains. Träsk is the local word for lake (in Standard Swedish it means "swamp"). It is the sixth-largest lake in Sweden, with a total area of and a length of . The lake drains to the south-east through Torne river. South-west of the lake lies the Abisko National Park and the UNESCO World Heritage Site Laponian area.

Key facts

Body of water.name
Torneträsk
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Tornetresk fra Rohkunborri.jpg
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250
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Torneträsk seen from the north
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Photograph
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Sweden # Sweden Norrbotten
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Location of lake
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Kiruna Municipality, Norrbotten County
Body of water.inflow
• nameless flow from a little glacier south of lake Válfojávri (Nordland, Norway) → river Válfojohka → lake Gamajávri → river Kamajåkka → lake Abiskojaure → river Abiskojåkka• river Njuoreatnu• river Rágeseatnu• lake Koojärvi → river Stalojåkka• river Nakerijoki• river Sarvájohka• river Bessešjohka
Body of water.outflow
Torne River
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Sweden

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On the map

2 mapped locations