Ounasjoki

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Ounasjoki is a major river in Finnish Lapland known for its largely unregulated, natural course and importance to the region’s ecosystems and traditional livelihoods.

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All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Ounasjoki canonical 2

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf river
basinCountry Finland NERFINISHED
climateZone subarctic
country Finland
drainageBasin Kemijoki basin
flowsInto Kemijoki NERFINISHED
flowsThrough Enontekiö NERFINISHED
Kittilä NERFINISHED
Rovaniemi NERFINISHED
freezesInWinter true
hasBasinArea over 13000 km²
hasCharacteristic largely free-flowing
largely unregulated
natural river course
hasFinnishName Ounasjoki NERFINISHED
hasLandUseInBasin forestry
reindeer husbandry
tourism
hasMouthElevation approximately 76 m above sea level
hasSeasonalPhenomenon spring floods
hasSourceElevation over 400 m above sea level
hasTributary Käkkälöjoki
Meltausjoki NERFINISHED
Näkkäläjoki NERFINISHED
isImportantFor local biodiversity
reindeer herding areas nearby
isKnownFor natural state compared to many Finnish rivers
scenic landscapes
isLocatedNorthOf Arctic Circle at Rovaniemi NERFINISHED
isMajorRiverOf Finnish Lapland NERFINISHED
isSubjectOf environmental protection discussions
length about 299.6 km
approximately 300 km
locatedIn Finnish Lapland NERFINISHED
Lapland NERFINISHED
locatedInRiverSystem Kemijoki river system NERFINISHED
locatedOnContinent Europe
mouthLocation Rovaniemi NERFINISHED
mouthOf Kemijoki NERFINISHED
sourceLocation Enontekiö NERFINISHED
supports regional ecosystems
traditional livelihoods
usedFor boating
canoeing
fishing
recreation

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Kemijoki majorTributary Ounasjoki
Rovaniemi locatedOnRiver Ounasjoki