Šuoikkatjávri

Šuoikkátjávri (Northern Sami) or Hyttysenjärvi  (Kven)^[2] is a lake in Northern Norway. The 6.44-square-kilometre (2.49 sq mi) lake lies in Kvænangen Municipality in Troms county (and the far southern tip of the lake sometimes crosses over slightly into Kautokeino Municipality in Finnmark county. The somewhat S-shaped lake is about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) long and is only about 900 metres (3,000 ft) wide.^[3] It serves as the reservoir for the Cårrujavrit Hydroelectric Power Station.

LocationKvænangen, Troms

Coordinates69.55079°N 22.36838°E / 69.55079; 22.36838

Primary outflows

Njemenjáikojohka river

BasincountriesNorway

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Šuoikkatjávri (Northern Sami) Hyttysenjärvi (Kven)
Interactive map of the lake
Location	Kvænangen, Troms
Coordinates	69.55079°N 22.36838°E / 69.55079; 22.36838
Primary outflows	Njemenjáikojohka river
Basin countries	Norway
Max. length	11.5 kilometres (7.1 mi)
Max. width	920 metres (3,020 ft)
Surface area	6.44 km2 (2.49 sq mi)
Shore length1	28.35 kilometres (17.62 mi)
Surface elevation	522 metres (1,713 ft)
References	NVE[1]
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

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