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422: 112: 713: 147: 119: 140: 432: 38: 770: 660: 603: 576: 421: 395:, is located in the Russian side of the hill region. There are many lakes in the intermontane basins, as well as rivers with poorly drained valleys and swampy forests. The highest elevations are treeless and barren, with some 298: 592:
Vuokrataanko tunturi Neuvostoliitosta? Kylmän sodan Kuusamossa heräsi ennakkoluuloton hanke - Suomalaiset halusivat vuokrata tunturin ja tehdä alueelle viisumivapaan matkailukohteen.
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partly located in the Maanselkä hills. The main economic activities of the area are skiing, forestry, reindeer herding, hunting, as well as fishing in the lakes and rivers.
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Studies on the vegetational history of the Kuusamo district (North East Finland) during the Late-quaternary period.
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Maanselkä is an extensive chain of smooth hills forming a watershed that separates the rivers flowing into the
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The hills are low and rounded. The highest point is Mt Sokusti, a 718 meters (2,356 ft) high summit in
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Painting by finnish painter Maija Kellokumpu (1892 - 1935)
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Geologically Maanselkä is part of the central zone of the
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Sotkamo § Villages

Kuoloyarvi
Sokusti
Elevation
Maanselkä is located in European Russia
Maanselkä is located in Finland
North Ostrobothnia
Lapland
Finland
Republic of Karelia
Murmansk Oblast
Russia
Range coordinates
67°40′N 29°30′E / 67.667°N 29.500°E / 67.667; 29.500
Parent range
East European Plain
Easiest route
Alakurtti
Kemijarvi
Finnish
‹See Tfd›
Russian
hilly
Finland
Russia
East European Plain
Arctic Circle
Urho Kekkonen National Park
Oulanka National Park

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