Rostojávri

{{Short description|Lake on the border of Sweden and Norway}}

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|alt = View of the lake with an island in the foreground and mountain range in the background

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|location = Norrbotten, Sweden
and Troms, Norway

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{{native name|se|Rostojávri}}, {{native name|sv|Råstojaure}}, or {{native name|no|Storrostavatnet}}{{cite web|url=https://stadnamn.kartverket.no/fakta/745119|title=Informasjon om stadnamn|website=Norgeskart|publisher=Kartverket|language=no|accessdate=2024-07-16}} is a lake on the border between Norway and Sweden. The Norwegian part of the lake (smaller) is located in Målselv Municipality in Troms county and the Swedish part of the lake (larger) is located in Kiruna Municipality in Norrbotten County. The Norwegian part of the lake lies inside Øvre Dividal National Park. The lake lies at an elevation of {{convert|680|m}} and covers a total area of {{convert|34.24|km2}}; with {{convert|3.67|km2}} located in Norway and the remaining {{convert|30.57|km2}} are located in Sweden.

Hydrology

The lake straddles two watersheds. To the northwest it drains into the river Rostaelva, a tributary of the river Målselva, which runs into the Atlantic Ocean. To the southeast it drains into the Rostoeatnu, a source river of the Lainio River, itself a tributary of the Torne River, which drains into the Bothnian Bay of the Baltic Sea.{{cite web|url=http://snl.no/Store_Rostavatn|title=Store Rostavatn|author=Store norske leksikon|author-link=Store norske leksikon|language=no|access-date=2012-09-29}}

References

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{{Lakes in Norway}}

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Category:Målselv

Category:Norway–Sweden border

Category:International lakes of Europe

Category:Lakes of Norrbotten County

Category:Lakes of Troms

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