Pakasaivo

Pakasaivo is a small and unusually deep meromictic lake in , Finland. Historically, the lake was also an important site in Sámi shamanism and folklore.
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Latitude
67.61248° or 67° 36′ 45″ north
Longitude
23.79002° or 23° 47′ 24″ east
Open location code
9GV5JQ6R+X2
Open­Street­Map ID
way 67036759
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­water
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Open­Street­Map feature
water=­lake
Geo­Names ID
13477930
Wiki­data ID
Q11029981

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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 (Muonio)”
  • “Saivo (Muonio)”

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