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Lake in Finland From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Posionjärvi is a medium-sized lake in the Koutajoki main catchment area. It is located in Posio municipality, in the region Lapland in Finland.[1]
Posionjärvi | |
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Coordinates | 66°08′N 28°02′E |
Type | Lake |
Primary inflows | Karisalmi strait, lake Posionperä |
Primary outflows | Ahvensalmi strait, lake Yli-Kitka |
Catchment area | Koutajoki |
Basin countries | Finland |
Surface area | 18.89 km2 (7.29 sq mi) |
Average depth | 2.42 m (7 ft 11 in) |
Max. depth | 11 m (36 ft) |
Water volume | 0.045 km3 (36,000 acre⋅ft) |
Shore length1 | 146.46 km (91.01 mi) |
Surface elevation | 240.2 m (788 ft) |
Frozen | November–May |
Islands | Halkosaaret, Maaninkasaaret |
Settlements | Posio |
References | [1] |
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. |
There are 187 islands in the lake.[citation needed]
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