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| Location | Norrbotten, Sweden andTroms, Norway |
| Coordinates | 68°49′17″N20°16′46″E / 68.8213°N 20.2794°E /68.8213; 20.2794 |
| Basin countries | Sweden andNorway |
| Max. length | 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) |
| Max. width | 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) |
| Surface area | 34.24 km2 (13.22 sq mi) |
| Surface elevation | 680 metres (2,230 ft) |
| References | NVE |
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Rostojávri (Northern Sami),Råstojaure (Swedish), orStorrostavatnet (Norwegian)[1] is a lake on the border betweenNorway andSweden. The Norwegian part of the lake (smaller) is located inMålselv Municipality inTroms county and the Swedish part of the lake (larger) is located inKiruna Municipality inNorrbotten County. The Norwegian part of the lake lies insideØvre Dividal National Park. The lake lies at an elevation of 680 metres (2,230 ft) and covers a total area of 34.24 square kilometres (13.22 sq mi); with 3.67 square kilometres (1.42 sq mi) located in Norway and the remaining 30.57 square kilometres (11.80 sq mi) are located in Sweden.
The lake straddles two watersheds. To the northwest it drains into the river Rostaelva, a tributary of the riverMålselva, which runs into the Atlantic Ocean. To the southeast it drains into the Rostoeatnu, a source river of theLainio River, itself a tributary of theTorne River, which drains into theBothnian Bay of theBaltic Sea.[2]
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