Kitkajoki

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Kitkajoki
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Aallokkokoski rapid
Location
CountryFinland
Physical characteristics
MouthOulankajoki
 • coordinates
66°17′00″N 29°38′50″E / 66.2834°N 29.6473°E / 66.2834; 29.6473Coordinates: 66°17′00″N 29°38′50″E / 66.2834°N 29.6473°E / 66.2834; 29.6473
Basin features
ProgressionOulankajokiLake PyaozeroKovdaWhite Sea

Kitkajoki or Kitkanjoki is a river of Finland. It begins from the lake Ala-Kitka that is connected to the lake Yli-Kitka in the municipalities of Posio and Kuusamo in the region of Northern Ostrobothnia and flows then towards Russia joining the river Oulankajoki near the Russian border. It is a part of the Kovda river system in Russia and Finland from which the waters flow to the White Sea.[1]

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  • Media related to Kitkajoki at Wikimedia Commons


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