KilpisjärviGeneral information - Location
| Country | Finland | | Location in country | 
Northwest | | Location in Europe | North Europe | | Coordinates (WGS84) | Long: 20.8705,Lat: 69.018  |
| Elevation | 501 meter above sea level | | Local time | 4:19:21am
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| Name province/region (Aluehallintovirasto) | Lapland (Lapin aluehallintovirasto) | | Wiki-website Maakunta (Maakunta#Landskap) | Lappi#Lappland | | Name Kunta | Enontekiö#Enontekis |
Nearest 5 places
Nearest 3 capitals
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Country |
Distance |
Direction |
| 1 Helsinki | Finland | 1005 km | 
SouthSouthEast
| | 2 Tallinn | 
Estonia | 1085 km |
SouthSouthEast
| | 3 Stockholm | 
Sweden | 1089 km | 
South
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Characteristics - Physical GeographyThe Norwegian Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 47 km (direction WestNorthWest).The coastline is located in another country namely Norway.The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Munio, part of the larger catchment area Tornionjoki (Finnish part). The nearest bigger lake is Kilpisjärvi (25.9 km2 at a height of around 472 meter above sea level) at a distance of 0.5 km in WestSouthWestern direction).
The nearest mountain is Saana with a height of 1029 meter (at a distance of 3.9 km and direction NorthWest).
The most nearby international border is the
Swedish-Finnish border with a straight distance of 2.3 km in WestSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 3.2 km.The nearest tripoint border within 25 km is the Norwegian Finnish Swedish tripoint with a straight distance of 13.9 km (direction West).
Elevation around place: hill: 38%, low mountains: 55%, moderate high mountains: 7%, The hills are mainly flatern orientated. The most common land use in the area is nature.
Name area (subregions, nature area, hills, mountains, landscape)
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Tromsø Airport, Langnes (at a distance of 108 km and direction NorthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Sørkjosen Airport (at a distance of 85 km in Northern direction).
Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)
| Forest |
4 km2 |
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| Nature |
52 km2 |
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| Water - Lakes |
22.5 km2 |
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Climate - Temperature and Precipitation
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Location of Kilpisjärvi in country Finland
Kilpisjärvi at Physical map (height map)
Tourist information - Travel Guide
Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites
Nearest Natura2000-area
Social media - Maps
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