Torne River
Sign in to saveAlso known as Tornio River, Tornionjoki, Torniojoki, Torne älv, Torneälv, Torneälven, Duortneseatnu, Tornionväylä
river in northern Sweden and Finland
Key facts
- Countries
- Sweden Finland , Norway (hydrological source)
- Source
- Torne träsk and its main affluent
- Location
- Kiruna Municipality , Norrbotten , Sweden
- Coordinates
- 68°22′N 019°06′E / 68.367°N 19.100°E / 68.367; 19.100
- Elevation
- 341 m (1,119 ft)(hydrological source 1189 m 65°48′30″N 24°8′45″E / 65.80833°N 24.14583°E / 65.80833; 24.14583 )
- Mouth
- Gulf of Bothnia
- Length
- 510 km (320 mi) plus 110 km above the outlet of Torneträsk
- Basin size
- 40,157.1 km (15,504.7 sq mi)
- Average
- 370 m /s (13,000 cu ft/s)
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
The Torne, also known as the Tornio (Finnish: Tornionjoki, Swedish: Torne älv, Torneälven, Northern Sami: Duortneseatnu, Meänkieli: Väylä), is a river in northern Sweden and Finland. For approximately half of its length, it defines the border between these two countries. In the upper parts, the river is situated in Sweden before it meets the Muonio River where it adjoins the Finland–Sweden border. It rises at the lake Torneträsk near the border with Norway and flows generally southeast for a distance of 522 kilometres (324 mi) into the Gulf of Bothnia. It is the largest river in Norrbotten County both by length and by watershed area.
At its source, the Torne is located close to the North Atlantic and Narvik on the other side of the watershed, with several thousands of kilometres between the locations via waterways.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Torne River” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
On the map
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