Mahnalanselkä – Kirkkojärvi is a medium-sized lake in

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. It is located in

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region in the

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and in the

Hämeenkyrö Hämeenkyrö (; ) is a municipalities of Finland, municipality of Finland. It is part of the Pirkanmaa regions of Finland, region, and is located from Tampere. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. Th ...

municipality. The lake is quite narrow and about 20 km long. There are four sub-lakes in the lake. The northeast part is called Kirkkojärvi, and southward is the Laitilansalmi strait, Kallioistenselkä open water, the Kallioistenahdas strait, the Mahnalanselkä open water and a narrow sublake called Jokisjärvi.Mahnalanselkä – Kirkkojärvi in Järviwiki Web Service

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. Retrieved 2014-03-12. In Finland there are 17 lakes called Kirkkojärvi. This is the biggest of them.Kirkkojärvi-lakes in Järviwiki Web Service
Retrieved 2014-03-12.

References

Kokemäenjoki basin Lakes of Hämeenkyrö {{WesternFinland-geo-stub

See also

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