Muonio (river)
Muonio | |
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Native name | [Muonionjoki, Muonio älv, Muonioälven] Error: {{Native name}}: missing language tag (help) (language?) |
Location | |
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Physical characteristics | |
Source | Confluence of Könkämäeno and Lätäseno |
• coordinates | 68°29′04″N 22°17′45″E / 68.48444°N 22.29583°E |
Mouth | Torne River |
• coordinates | 67°10′51″N 23°33′30″E / 67.18083°N 23.55833°ECoordinates: 67°10′51″N 23°33′30″E / 67.18083°N 23.55833°E |
Length | 387 km (240 mi)[1] |
Basin size | 14,430 km2 (5,570 sq mi)[1] |
Discharge | |
• average | 165 m3/s (5,800 cu ft/s)[1] |
The Muonio (Finnish: Muonionjoki; Swedish: Muonio älv [mʉˈǒːnɪɔ ˈɛlːv])[2] is a river in northern Finland and Sweden. It is a tributary of the Tornio. Together the two rivers form the national border between Finland and Sweden. The river is 230 kilometres long.
References[]
- ^ a b c "Muonioälven". Nationalencyklopedin (in Swedish). Retrieved 14 July 2010. (subscription required)
- ^ Jöran Sahlgren; Gösta Bergman (1979). Svenska ortnamn med uttalsuppgifter (in Swedish). p. 17.
External links[]
Media related to Muonio River at Wikimedia Commons
Categories:
- Rivers of Finland
- Rivers of Norrbotten County
- International rivers of Europe
- Border rivers
- Torne river basin
- Finland–Sweden border
- Rivers of Enontekiö
- Europe river stubs
- Finland geography stubs
- Sweden river stubs