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    Akkajaure (from Lule Sami: Áhkájávrre) is one of the largest reservoirs in Sweden. It lies at the headwaters of the Lule River in Norrbotten County, in...
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    at an elevation of 1,000 metres (3,300 ft) in a remote area near Lake Akkajaure, approximately 10 kilometres (6.2 mi; 5.4 nmi) from the Norwegian border...
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  • later located having impacted the side of a mountain northwest of Lake Akkajaure about 10 km from the border of Norway in mountainous area without road...
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    563 m (5,128 ft), from the top of the highest summit down to the lake Akkajaure in the valley below, which is located at 453 m (1,486 ft). This is the...
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  • 94 cu mi) Storsjön - 8.02 km3 (1.92 cu mi) Kallsjön - 6.14 km3 (1.47 cu mi) Akkajaure - 5.9 km3 (1.4 cu mi) Virihaure - 4.43 km3 (1.06 cu mi) Storuman - 4.18 km3...
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  • On 8 January 2016, West Air Sweden Flight 294 crashes near Lake Akkajaure in Sweden during a cargo flight from Oslo to Tromsø, Norway, killing both...
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    north of the Arctic Circle by the Norwegian border and surrounds the Akkajaure reservoir from the north, east and south. The area was declared a national...
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  • 50 Syamozero Сямозеро, Säämäjärvi, Seämärvi  Russia 265–270 102–104 51 Akkajaure  Sweden 261 101 Usually very much smaller, now heavily regulated for a...
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  • Oslo to Tromsø, suddenly descended after a brief Mayday and crashed near Akkajaure, Sweden, killing both crew. 9 January Tracey Curtis-Taylor completed a...
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  • SWN294 from Oslo to Tromsø crashed close to the Norwegian border, by Lake Akkajaure in the Swedish Lapplandsfjällen. The two pilots, a Captain aged 42 and...
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    rapids in the river. The best known is Stora Sjöfallet at the end of the Akkajaure lake, where the water falls 39.6 m from Kårtjejaure to Langasjaure. In...
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  • 294, a Bombardier CRJ200 cargo freighter, crashes while in cruise near Akkajaure in Sweden; both crew members on board are killed. February 2 – Daallo...
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    Nordkalottruta Nordkalottleden in Sweden, near Akkajaure. Length 800 km (500 mi) Location Norway, Finland, Sweden Trailheads Kautokeino/Sulitjelma/Kvikkjokk...
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  • accident", 27 December 1991. West Air Sweden Flight 294 crashed near Akkajaure. Swissair Flight 330 was a Convair Coronado that crashed near Würenlingen...
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  • 2016 – West Air Sweden Flight 294 crashes near the Swedish reservoir of Akkajaure; both pilots, the only people on board, are killed. 2020 – Ukraine International...
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    Lesser Lule River. The rivers in the north part of the park flow into Lake Akkajaure, in the Stora Sjöfallet National Park, forming part of the hydrographic...
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    sits inside a 16 km artificial tunnel connecting lake Sitasjaure to the Akkajaure reservoir. There is also a mountain cabin and caravan camp run by the...
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    Suorva Dam") is a small settlement situated at the southern parts of Akkajaure, in Stora Sjöfallet National Park, Sweden. The settlement can be reached...
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