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Vehkajärvi
Vehkajärvi is a medium-sized lake in Finland. It is located at the border of Pirkanmaa, Päijänne Tavastia and Central Finland regions in the Finnish Lakeland and there mostly in the municipality of Kangasala, and for lesser parts in the municipalities of Pälkäne, Padasjoki and Kuhmoinen.Vehkajärvi in Järviwiki Web Service . Retrieved 2014-03-09. The lake is a part of a lake system that consists of Vehkajärvi, and |
Lummene
Lummene (also Lummenne) is a lake in Finland in the municipality of Kuhmoinen in the Central Finland region. The lake is a bifurcation lake. One outflow from it is eastwards into the lake Päijänne, which is a part of Kymijoki basin and drains into the Gulf of Finland. Other outflow is into lake Vehkajärvi and from there into lake Vesijako that also is a bifurcation lake.Järviwiki Web Service . Retrieved 2014-02-26. From lake Vesijako there are two outflows: one eastwards into lake Päijänne and another outflow westwards through a chain of lakes that consists of the lakes [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vesijako
Vesijako (also Vesijakaa) is a lake in Finland. It is situated in Padasjoki in the region of Päijänne Tavastia.Vesijako in the Jarviwiki Web Service Retrieved 2014-03-04. The lake is famous in Finland as a (the name ''Vesijako'' actually means ""), together with the nearby Lummene that is somewhat less known, and from which waters flow eastwards into lake [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kuhmoinen
Kuhmoinen ( sv, Kuhmois) is a municipality of Finland, in Pirkanmaa region, but until 2021, it was part of the Central Finland region. The municipality is home to inhabitants. Neighbour municipalities are Jämsä, Kangasala, Luhanka, Orivesi, Padasjoki and Sysmä. The municipality is unilingually Finnish. Nature There are all together even 316 lakes in Kuhmoinen. Kuhmoinen lies on the west coast of Lake Päijänne. Biggest lakes in Kuhmoinen after Päijänne are Vehkajärvi and Isojärvi. Isojärvi National Park resides in Kuhmoinen on the south side of Lake Isojärvi. History Kuhmoinen was established in the medieval times. It was first mentioned in 1483 as ''Kuchmois''. At the time, it was a part of the Padasjoki parish and a center of a fourth (''neljänneskunta'') within the parish. Twinnings * Puhja Parish, Estonia People born in Kuhmoinen *Robert Ruohtula (1853 – 1914) *Joel Naaralainen (1867 – 1915) Gallery File:Asejavarusmuseo.jpg, A military museum in Kuhmo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Lakes In Finland
There are 187,888 lakes in Finland larger than 5 Hectare#Are, ares (500 square metres / 5,382 sq.ft.) Most are small, but there are 309 lakes or reservoirs larger than 10 km². They are listed here along with some smaller noteworthy lakes. Alphabetical listing A Aapajärvi, Ala-Kintaus, Ala-Kitka B Lake Bodom, Bodominjärvi E Elämäjärvi, Enäjärvi, Enijärvi, Enonvesi, Lake Evijärvi, Evijärvi H Lake Haapajärvi, Haapajärvi, Hankavesi, Hankavesi – Lonkari, Hankavesi – Välivesi, Hauhonselkä, Haukivesi, Hiidenvesi, Hiirenvesi, Hirvijärvi Reservoir, Hirvijärvi – Kalliovesi, Höytiäinen, Hyrynjärvi I Lake Iijärvi (Inari), Iijärvi (1), Lake Iijärvi (Ristijärvi), Iijärvi (2), Iijärvi (Kuusamo), Iijärvi (3), Lake Iijärvi (Suomussalmi), Iijärvi (4), Iisvesi, Iivantiira – Juttuajärvi, Ilmoilanselkä, Immalanjärvi, Lake Inari, Inari, Irnijärvi, Irnijärvi – Ala-Irni, Tipasjärvi, Iso and Pieni Tipasjärvi, Iso Lamujärvi, Iso Lohijärvi, Lake Ke ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vanajavesi
Vanajavesi is a large lake in southern Finland, in the provinces of Pirkanmaa and Kanta-Häme. It is part of the Kokemäenjoki basin. The lake gathers waters from a wide area in the regions of Pirkanmaa, Tavastia Proper and parts of the Päijänne Tavastia region.Vanajavesi in the Jarviwiki Web Service Retrieved 2014-03-02. Settlements The biggest city by the lake is in the Tavastia Proper region. Other cities and towns include and |
Bifurcation Lakes
Bifurcation or bifurcated may refer to: Science and technology * Bifurcation theory, the study of sudden changes in dynamical systems ** Bifurcation, of an incompressible flow, modeled by squeeze mapping the fluid flow * River bifurcation, the forking of a river into its tributaries * Bifurcation lake, a lake that flows into two different drainage basins * Bifurcated bonding, a single hydrogen atom participates in two hydrogen bonds Other uses * Bifurcation (law), the division of issues in a trial See also * Aortic bifurcation, the point at which the abdominal aorta bifurcates into the left and right common iliac arteries * Tracheal bifurcation, or the carina of trachea (Latin: ''bifurcatio tracheae'') * Bifurcation diagram * Bifurcate merging, a kinship system * False dilemma or bifurcation * Tongue bifurcation (other) * Fork (other) A fork is a utensil for eating and cooking. Fork may also refer to: Implements * Fork (road), a type of intersection where a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kymi Basin
Kymi may refer to: *Kymi, Greece, a town in Euboea, Greece *Kymi, Finland, a former municipality in Finland *Kymi (constituency), a constituency in the Finnish Parliament *Kymi (region), or ''Kymenlaakso'', the region of Finland * Kymi B.C., a basketball club based in Kymi, Greece *Kymi Ring, a racing circuit in Finland *Kymi River, a river in Finland * Kymi Province, a province in Finland from 1947 to 1997 *KYMI (FM), a radio station (97.5 FM) licensed to serve Charlo, Montana, United States *KJJT, a defunct radio station (98.5 FM) formerly licensed to serve Los Ybanez, Texas, United States, which held the call sign KYMI from 1990 to 2007 See also *Kyminlinna Kyminlinna (literally, 'the castle of Kymi') is a fortress located in the northern part of island of Hovinsaari in Kotka, on the south coast of Finland. Kyminlinna is part of the South-Eastern Finland fortification system built by Russia afte ..., a castle in Finland * Kyme (other) {{Disambiguation, geo, ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kokemäenjoki Basin
The Kokemäenjoki ("Kokemäki River", sv, Kumo älv) is a river in southwestern Finland. Geography The river originates at Lake Liekovesi in the Pirkanmaa region, and flows to the Gulf of Bothnia at Pori in the Satakunta region. Primary tributaries of Kokemäenjoki are the Loimijoki, Kauvatsanjoki and Harjunpäänjoki rivers. See also * Kokemäki Castle *Kyrösjärvi *Kulovesi * Längelmävesi *Rautavesi (Sastamala) * Index: Kokemäenjoki basin *List of rivers of Finland This is a list of rivers of Finland. Listing begins with rivers flowing into the Baltic sea, from the north, that is from the Swedish border. Tributaries are listed down the page in an upstream direction. Water flows from Finland directly to the B ... References External links Kokemäenjoki-LIFE— ''a project for the restoration and management of valuable natural sites along the Kokemäenjoki River.'' *http://www.kokemaenjoki.fi/etusivu/kokemaenjoki - in Finnish *http://www.pilvivene.com/suurijoki/ - ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gulf Of Bothnia
The Gulf of Bothnia (; fi, Pohjanlahti; sv, Bottniska viken) is divided into the Bothnian Bay and Bothnian Sea, and it is the northernmost arm of the Baltic Sea, between Finland's west coast ( East Bothnia) and the Sweden's east coast (West Bothnia and North Bothnia). In the south of the gulf lies Åland, between the Sea of Åland and the Archipelago Sea. Name Bothnia is a latinization. The Swedish name was originally just , with being Old Norse for "gulf" or "bay", which is also the meaning of the second element . The name was applied to the Gulf of Bothnia as in Old Norse, after , which at the time referred to the coastland west of the gulf. Later, was applied to the regions on the western side and the eastern side ('East Bottom' and 'West Bottom'). The Finnish name of Österbotten, (, meaning 'land'), gives a hint as to the meaning in both languages: the meaning of includes both 'bottom' and 'north'. is the base word for north, , with an adjectival suffix adde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kuohijärvi
Kuohijärvi is a lake in Finland. It is part of a chain of lakes that begins from the lakes Lummene and Vesijako at the drainage divide between the Kokemäenjoki and Kymijoki basins, flows westwards from there and drains into lake Mallasvesi through the lakes Kuohijärvi, Kukkia, Iso-Roine, Hauhonselkä and Ilmoilanselkä. The lake is part of the Kokemäenjoki basin and is located for the biggest part in the area of the city of Hämeenlinna (in the area of the former municipality of Hauho) in the Tavastia Proper region and for a smaller part in the municipality of Pälkäne (in the area of the former municipality of Luopioinen) in the Pirkanmaa region. See also *List of lakes in Finland There are 187,888 lakes in Finland larger than 5 Hectare#Are, ares (500 square metres / 5,382 sq.ft.) Most are small, but there are 309 lakes or reservoirs larger than 10 km². They are listed here along with some smaller noteworthy lakes. ... References Finnish Environment Institute: Lake ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gulf Of Finland
The Gulf of Finland ( fi, Suomenlahti; et, Soome laht; rus, Фи́нский зали́в, r=Finskiy zaliv, p=ˈfʲinskʲɪj zɐˈlʲif; sv, Finska viken) is the easternmost arm of the Baltic Sea. It extends between Finland to the north and Estonia to the south, to Saint Petersburg in Russia to the east, where the river Neva drains into it. Other major cities around the gulf include Helsinki and Tallinn. The eastern parts of the Gulf of Finland belong to Russia, and some of Russia's most important oil harbors are located farthest in, near Saint Petersburg (including Primorsk). As the seaway to Saint Petersburg, the Gulf of Finland has been and continues to be of considerable strategic importance to Russia. Some of the environmental problems affecting the Baltic Sea are at their most pronounced in the shallow gulf. Proposals for a tunnel through the gulf have been made. Geography The gulf has an area of . The length (from the Hanko Peninsula to Saint Petersburg) is and t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
