Fossevatn
Fossevatn is a lake in Sør-Varanger Municipality, Finnmark. Fossevatn is situated nearby to the hamlet Borisoglebsky, as well as near the locality MAPP Borisoglebsk.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Lake
- Description: lake in Russia and Norway
- Also known as: “Geavgŋáluoppal”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Saints Boris and Gleb Church (Borisoglebsky).
Saints Boris and Gleb Church (Borisoglebsky)
Church
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Saints Boris and Gleb Church (Borisoglebsky) is situated 3 km north of Fossevatn.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Borisoglebsky and Bjørnevatn.
Borisoglebsky
Hamlet
Borisoglebsky is a rural locality in Pechengsky District of Murmansk Oblast, Russia. The village is located beyond the Arctic Circle, at a height of 95 meters above sea level on the Paatsjoki River. Borisoglebsky is situated 2½ km north of Fossevatn.
Bjørnevatn
Village
Bjørnevatn, Kuõbǯǯjäuʹrr, Guovžajávri, or Kruuvakylä is a village in Sør-Varanger Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The village lies about 8 kilometres south of the town of Kirkenes and about 3.8 kilometres west of the Norway-Russia border. Bjørnevatn is situated 8 km northwest of Fossevatn.
Hesseng
Village
Hesseng is a village in Sør-Varanger Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The village lies about 5 kilometres south of the town of Kirkenes. The village of Hesseng lies at the intersection of the European route E105 and European route E6 highways. Hesseng is situated 9 km northwest of Fossevatn.
Fossevatn
- Category: body of water
- Location: Sør-Varanger Municipality, Finnmark, Northern Norway, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chuvash to Russian—“Fossevatn” goes by many names.
- Chuvash: “Фоссеватн”
- Egyptian Arabic: “بحيره فوسيڤاتن”
- Northern Sami: “Gævgŋaluobbal” (historical)
- Northern Sami: “Geavgŋáluoppal”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Fossevatn”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Fossevatn”
- Norwegian: “Fossevatn”
- Russian: “Фоссеватн”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as MAPP Borisoglebsk and Storskog.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Mellomstryket and Midtvassfjellet.
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