Valpvatnet
Valpvatnet is a lake in Sør-Varanger Municipality, Finnmark. Valpvatnet is situated nearby to the hamlet Rundvassli, as well as near the village Elvenes.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Lake
- Description: lake in Sør-Varanger municipality, Norway
- Also known as: “Guhččájávri” and “Valpvatn”
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 2½ km east of Valpvatnet.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bjørnevatn and Borisoglebsky.
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 3 km west of Valpvatnet.
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 3 km southeast of Valpvatnet.
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 4 km northwest of Valpvatnet.
Valpvatnet
- Category: body of water
- Location: Sør-Varanger Municipality, Finnmark, Northern Norway, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
69.66343° or 69° 39′ 48″ northLongitude
30.06886° or 30° 4′ 8″ eastElevation
100 metres (328 feet)Open location code
9GXGM379+9GGeoNames ID
9335829Wikidata ID
Q101417905
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Satellite Map
Discover Valpvatnet from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Northern Sami to Norwegian Nynorsk—“Valpvatnet” goes by many names.
- Northern Sami: “Guččajavri” (historical)
- Northern Sami: “Guhččájávri”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Valpvatn”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Valpvatnet”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Valpvatn”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Valpvatnet”
- Norwegian: “Valpvatn”
- Norwegian: “Valpvatnet”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Rundvassli and Elvenes.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Grensefjellet and Skavlehaugen.
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