Klistervatnet (Russian: Клистерватн) is a

lake A lake is an area filled with water, localized in a basin, surrounded by land, and distinct from any river or other outlet that serves to feed or drain the lake. Lakes lie on land and are not part of the ocean, although, like the much large ...

that lies on the

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between

Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the ...

and

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. The lake lies on the river

Pasvikelva The Paatsjoki River ( fi, Paatsjoki, sms, Paaččjokk, sme, Báhčaveaijohka, no, Pasvikelva, sv, Pasvik älv, russian: Паз or Патсойоки, ''Paz or Patsoyoki'') is a river that flows through Finland, Norway, and Russia. Since 1826 ...

and it is about long and wide. The lake is located north of lake Bjørnevatnet.

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Sør-Varanger Pechengsky District Lakes of Murmansk Oblast Norway–Russia border International lakes of Europe Lakes of Troms og Finnmark {{MurmanskOblast-geo-stub

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