Selkäsaari
Selkäsaari is an islet in Kemijärvi, Itä-Lappi, Finnish Lapland. Selkäsaari is situated near the suburb Pöyliövaara, as well as near the locality Taiteilijanniemi.Places of Interest
Highlights: Kemijärvi railway station and Kemijärvi Local History Museum.
Kemijärvi railway station
Railway station
Selkäsaari
- Type: Islet
- Also known as: “Selkaesaari”
- Categories: island, forest, locality, and landform
- Location: Kemijärvi, Itä-Lappi, South-east Lapland, Finnish Lapland, Northern Finland, Finland, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
66.70755° or 66° 42′ 27″ north
Longitude
27.40847° or 27° 24′ 31″ east
Elevation
161 metres (528 feet)
Open location code
9GR9PC55+29
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=wood
OpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Turkish—“Selkäsaari” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Selkäsaari (pulo sa Finlandia, Lappi, Itä-Lappi, lat 66,71, long 27,41)”
- Cebuano: “Selkäsaari”
- Finnish: “Selkäsaari”
- Swedish: “Selkäsaari”
- Turkish: “Selkäsaari”
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Places to explore: Pöyliövaara and Taiteilijanniemi.
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