Lake Inari

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Lake Inari is a large Arctic lake in northern Finland, renowned for its rugged natural beauty and cultural significance to the Indigenous Sámi people.

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Lake Inari canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf lake
natural freshwater lake
area about 1,040 square kilometres
areaRankInFinland third-largest lake in Finland
averageDepth about 14 metres
basinCountry Finland
biodiversity supports Arctic freshwater fish species
climate subarctic climate
continent Europe
country Finland
drainageBasin Barents Sea
surface form: Barents Sea basin
elevation about 119 metres above sea level
ethnicContext Sámi homeland area
fishSpecies grayling
perch
pike
trout
whitefish
freezingPeriod typically frozen from late autumn to late spring
hasCulturalSite Ukonsaari
surface form: Ukonsaari sacred island
hasIsland Hautuumaasaari
Ukonsaari
over 3,000 islands
knownFor Arctic landscapes
cultural significance to the Sámi people
rugged natural beauty
languageContext Inari Sámi
North Sámi
locatedIn Arctic region
Lapland
Northern Finland
maximumDepth over 90 metres
nearbySettlement Inari municipality
surface form: Inari village

Sodankylä
surface form: Ivalo
outflow Paatsjoki River
partOf Inari municipality
protectedStatus subject to various environmental protections
recreation popular destination for nature tourism
region Lapland
surface form: Finnish Lapland
tourismActivity boating
ice fishing
northern lights viewing
snowmobiling
wilderness hiking
traditionalUse fishing area for Sámi people
reindeer herding region
waterType freshwater

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Inari Sámi spokenAround Lake Inari
Inari municipality containsLake Lake Inari
Inari, Finland hasLake Lake Inari