Geargejaure, also called Trollsjön and sometimes Kärkevaggepadajaure, (
Northern Sami: ''Geargejávri'') is a lake in the
Kärkevagge
Kärkevagge ( Northern Sami: ''Geargevággi'', "Stone Valley") is a short (4 km long) valley in Kiruna Municipality, Sweden. It is easily accessed by a good path from the E10 Kiruna-Narvik highway. Rissajaure, the clearest lake in Sweden, i ...
valley in
Kiruna Municipality,
Sweden
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.
It is the clearest and purest lake in Sweden and has a visual depth of 34 m, right down to the bottom.
It is located about 120 km from Kiruna.
It is composed of meltwater from the surrounding glaciers. The lake is ice-covered well into the summer and is only ice-free for three months.
References
Lakes of Norrbotten County
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