Hiekkasaari
Hiekkasaari is an island in Pelkosenniemi, Itä-Lappi, Finnish Lapland. Hiekkasaari is situated nearby to the locality Alaperä, as well as near Pelkonen.Places of Interest
Highlights include Pelkosenniemi Church.
Pelkosenniemi Church
Church
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Pelkosenniemi Church is situated 2½ km south of Hiekkasaari.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kairala and Suvanto.
Kairala
Village
Photo: Petteri.hentila, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kairala is a village of about sixty inhabitants along the Highway 5 in Pelkosenniemi municipality in Lapland, Finland, located about 10 kilometres north of its church village. Kairala is situated 7 km north of Hiekkasaari.
Suvanto
Village
Photo: MattiPaavola, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Suvanto is a village, which is situated 9 km west of Hiekkasaari.
Hiekkasaari
- Type: Island
- Category: landform
- Location: Pelkosenniemi, Itä-Lappi, South-east Lapland, Finnish Lapland, Northern Finland, Finland, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
67.13113° or 67° 7′ 52″ northLongitude
27.49212° or 27° 29′ 32″ eastElevation
162 metres (531 feet)Open location code
9GV94FJR+FRGeoNames ID
13375924
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In Other Languages
“Hiekkasaari” goes by many names.
- Finnish: “Hiekkasaari”
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Localities in the Area
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