Pyhäjärvi is a large lake in
Pyhäjärvi
Pyhäjärvi (1993–1995 ''Pyhäsalmi'') is a town and municipality in the south of Northern Ostrobothnia region, Finland. Pyhäjärvi also borders the Northern Savonia and Central Finland regions. The town belongs to the subregion of Nivala–H ...
,
Finland
Finland, officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It borders Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of Bothnia to the west and the Gulf of Finland to the south, ...
. It belongs to the
Pyhäjoki
Pyhäjoki (; ) is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the defunct province of Oulu, which was split in two regions; Pyhäjoki is part of the Northern Ostrobothnia region. It is located southwest of the city of Oulu.
The municipality is ...
main catchment area.
[Pyhäjärvi in the Jarviwiki Web Service]
Retrieved 2014-03-01. Pyhäjärvi (meaning:
Holy lake) is a very common name in Finland. There are 39 lakes with the same name.
Järviwiki, all Pyhäjärvi-lakes
Retrieved 2014-03-01. .
See also
*List of lakes in Finland
Most lakes in Finland are small, but there are 309 lakes or reservoirs with a surface area larger than 10 km². There are about 5,600 lakes in Finland that are larger than 0.1 km² (10 hectares or 100'000 square metres), and 187,888 lakes ...
References
Landforms of North Ostrobothnia
Lakes of Pyhäjärvi
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