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Muotkavaara
Hill in Norway, Finland and Russia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Muotkavaara (Finnish name; Norwegian: Krokfjell;[1] Russian: Муоткавара[2] or Муоткаваара,[3] Northern Sami: Muotkevárri, Inari Sami: Myetkivääri) is a hill in Lapland at the boundary between Finland, Norway and Russia. It is the second northernmost international tripoint in the world; the tripoint of Finland, Norway and Sweden is 900 metres closer to the North. The Finnish side belongs to the Inari municipality, the Norwegian side belongs to Sør-Varanger and the Russian side belongs to Nikel. The peak (169 metres (554 ft)) is in Norway.[4][5]
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The Sami name (muotke, myetki) refers to an isthmus between waters.[6]