🌊 Rissajaure

Sweden · Europe · 815 m · 68.38°N, 18.34°E

Geargejaure, also called Trollsjön and sometimes Kärkevaggepadajaure, is a lake in the Kärkevagge valley in Kiruna Municipality, Sweden. It is the clearest and purest lake in Sweden and has a visual depth of 34 m, right down to the bottom. It is located about 120 km from Kiruna. It is composed of meltwater from the surrounding glaciers. The lake is ice-covered well into the summer and is only ice-free for three months.

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Quick facts

Country	Sweden
Continent / region	Europe
Surface elevation	815 m above sea level
Coordinates (approx.)	68.38°N, 18.34°E · view on map

Rissajaure sits at 815 m in Sweden, in Europe. The full story of this lake is described by the sourced introduction above (from Wikipedia).

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