Peskvatnet
Peskvatnet is a lake in Sør-Varanger Municipality, Finnmark. Peskvatnet is situated nearby to the locality Bjørndal, as well as near the hamlet Langfjordeid.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Lake
- Description: lake in Sør-Varanger municipality, Norway
- Also known as: “Päskijärvi” and “Store Peskvatn”
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 6 km north of Peskvatnet.
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 7 km northeast of Peskvatnet.
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 8 km north of Peskvatnet.
Peskvatnet
- Category: body of water
- Location: Sør-Varanger Municipality, Finnmark, Northern Norway, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
69.61618° or 69° 36′ 58″ northLongitude
29.99252° or 29° 59′ 33″ eastElevation
140 metres (459 feet)Open location code
9GXFJX8V+F2GeoNames ID
13286657Wikidata ID
Q101418287
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Kven Finnish to Norwegian Nynorsk—“Peskvatnet” goes by many names.
- Kven Finnish: “Beskijærvi” (historical)
- Kven Finnish: “Päskijärvi”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Peskvatnet”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Store Peskvatn”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Peskvatnet”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Store Peskvatn”
- Norwegian: “Peskvatnet”
- Norwegian: “Store Peskvatn”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Bjørndal and Langfjordeid.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Varden and Tverrdalen.
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