Iptojávri is a
lake
A lake is an area filled with water, localized in a basin, surrounded by land, and distinct from any river or other outlet that serves to feed or drain the lake. Lakes lie on land and are not part of the ocean, although, like the much large ...
in
Narvik Municipality
( se, Áhkanjárga) is the third-largest municipality in Nordland county, Norway, by population. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Narvik. Some of the notable villages in the municipality include Ankenesstranda, Ba ...
in
Nordland county,
Norway
Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the ...
. The lake lies about south of the village of
Elvegård
Elvegård is a village in Narvik Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The village is located along the Skjomen fjord. Skjomen Church is located in the village on the shore of the fjord. There is a golf course
A golf course is the groun ...
, just from the border with
Sweden. The ending ''-jávri'' is the word for "lake" in the
Northern Sami language
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* North, a point in direction
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* Northern Range, a ...
.
See also
*
List of lakes in Norway
References
Narvik
Lakes of Nordland
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