Yli-Kitka
Lake in Finland
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Yli-Kitka is a lake in Finland, in the municipalities of Kuusamo and Posio. The lake is connected to the medium-sized lake Ala-Kitka at Kilkilösalmi strait. Yli-Kitka combined with Ala-Kitka is the largest unregulated lake in Finland. Together they are called Kitkajärvi or simply Kitka. Riisitunturi National Park is located north of the lake. From Ala-Kitka the waters flow through the Kitkanjoki river to the Oulankajoki river which is part of the Kovda River basin that drains into the White Sea in Russia.
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| Location | Kuusamo, Posio |
| Coordinates | 66°08′N 028°32′E |
| Primary outflows | Kitkanjoki |
| Basin countries | Finland |
| Surface area | 237.31 km2 (91.63 sq mi)[1] |
| Surface elevation | 240.4 m (789 ft)[1] |
| References | [1] |
