Porjusselet
Porjusselet is a lake in Jokkmokk socken, Jokkmokk, Norrbotten County.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Porjus Hydroelectric Power Station and Porjus.
Porjus Hydroelectric Power Station
Power station
Photo: Dove SV, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Porjus power station is one of the oldest and largest power plants in Sweden, situated near Porjus. It was built 1910-1915 and has a power of 480 MW. Besides three-phase AC, the plant originally also generated single phase 15 Hz AC for railway traction and hence, two single-phase 80 kV power lines ran along the Iron Ore Line Malmbanan where it was transformed down to 16 kV in substations. Porjus Hydroelectric Power Station is situated 3 km south of Porjusselet.
Porjus
Railway station
Photo: Kolbkorr, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Porjus is a railway station, which is situated 2½ km south of Porjusselet.
Porjus kyrka
Church
Photo: Dove SV, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Porjus kyrka is a church, which is situated 3½ km south of Porjusselet.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Porjus.
Porjus
Village
Photo: Dove SV, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Porjus is a locality situated in Jokkmokk Municipality, Norrbotten County, Sweden with 328 inhabitants in 2010. Geographically it is situated by the shores of Lule River at 499 meter height. Porjus is situated 3 km south of Porjusselet.
Porjusselet
- Type: Lake
- Also known as: “Barjusselet”
- Category: body of water
- Location: Jokkmokk socken, Jokkmokk, Jokkmokk Municipality, Norrbotten County, Norrland, Sweden, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
66.98744° or 66° 59′ 15″ northLongitude
19.8159° or 19° 48′ 57″ eastElevation
356 metres (1,168 feet)Open location code
9FRXXRP8+X9GeoNames ID
2723442
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