🌊 Oulujärvi

Finland · Europe · 122 m · 64.31°N, 27.27°E

Oulujärvi or Lake Oulu or Ule, is a large lake in the Kainuu region of Finland. It is also historically known as Lake Cajania from a former name of Kainuu. With an area of 928 square kilometres (358 sq mi) it is the fifth largest lake in the country. The lake is drained by the Oulu River, which flows northwestward from the lake into the Gulf of Bothnia. Its nickname is the "Kainuu Sea", and it is bordered by the three municipalities of Vaala, Paltamo, and Kajaani. About 40 percent of the lake is in Vaala.

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Quick facts

Country	Finland
Continent / region	Europe
Surface elevation	122 m above sea level
Coordinates (approx.)	64.31°N, 27.27°E · view on map

Oulujärvi sits at 122 m in Finland, in Europe. The full story of this lake is described by the sourced introduction above (from Wikipedia).

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Surface elevation from Wikidata. Coordinates approximate. Introduction & image: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), cached 30 days; the page renders even if the feed is momentarily unreachable.