Pakasaivo
Pakasaivo is a small but for its area unusually deep meromictic lake in Muonio, Finland. Historically, the lake was also an important site in Sámi shamanism and folklore.
- Type: Lake
- Description: lake in Muonio, Finland
- Also known as: “Hell of Lapland” and “Pakasaivo canyon lake”
Pakasaivo
- Categories: meromictic lake, lake or pond, body of water, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Muonio, Tunturi-Lappi, North-west Lapland, Finnish Lapland, Northern Finland, Finland, Nordic countries, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
67.61248° or 67° 36′ 45″ north
Longitude
23.79002° or 23° 47′ 24″ east
Elevation
254 metres (833 feet)
Open location code
9GV5JQ6R+X2
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=water
OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
OpenStreetMap feature
water=lake
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Satellite Map
Discover Pakasaivo from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Egyptian Arabic to Swedish—“Pakasaivo” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “بحيره پاكاسايڤو”
- Estonian: “Pakasaivo”
- Finnish: “Lapin Helvetti”
- Finnish: “Pakasaivo”
- Finnish: “Saivo”
- German: “Pakasaivo”
- Irish: “Pakasaivo”
- Swedish: “Pakasaivo”
- “Pakasaivo”
- “Pakasaivo (Muonio)”
- “Saivo”
- “Saivo (Muonio)”
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