What is Iešjávri?
{{coord|69.6654|24.209|display=title}} [[File:Iešjávri.JPG|thumb|View of the lake]] '''Iešjávri ''' (or '''Iesjavri'''<ref>Many Sámi and Norwegian language terms distinguish different types of lakes. The name Jávrre: (Lule Sami) or jávri ([[Sámi languages|Northern Sámi]]) is used as a [[suffix]] for larger lakes.</ref>) is a large [[lake]] on the border of three municipalities in [[Finnmark]] county, [[Norway]]. It is on the [[Finnmarksvidda]] plateau. It is about {{convert|50|km}} northwest of [[Karasjok (village)|Karasjok]], {{convert|30|km}} northeast of [[Masi, Norway|Masi]], and {{convert|45|km}} southeast of [[Alta (town)|Alta]]. The lake is the biggest in the county and covers an area of {{convert|68.16|km2}}. It is over {{convert|13|km}} long from north to south. It has a maximum depth of {{convert|41|m}} and an [[average]] depth of {{convert|4|m}}. The lake is a [[Baltic Shield]] lake and flows out into the river Iešjohka, which is a tributary of the Karasjohka river.<ref>{{Citation|last=Askheim|first=Svein|title=Iešjávri|date=2023-04-27|url=https://snl.no/Ie%C5%A1j%C3%A1vri|work=[[Store norske leksikon]]|language=no|access-date=2023-05-01}}</ref> == References == {{reflist}} {{geo-stub}} [[Category:Bodies of water of Norway]] [[Category:Finnmark]]