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| Iokanga | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Russia |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | Barents Sea |
• coordinates | 68°01′51″N39°37′24″E / 68.03083°N 39.62333°E /68.03083; 39.62333 |
| Length | 137 km (85 mi) |
| Basin size | 1,600 km2 (620 sq mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • right | Rova,Sukhaya |
TheIokanga (Russian:Иоканьга) is ariver in the north of theKola Peninsula inMurmansk Oblast,Russia. It is 203 km in length. The area of itsbasin is 6,020 km2.[1] The Iokanga originates in Lake Alozero and flows into theBarents Sea. Its biggesttributary is theSukhaya. The river's indigenousSami inhabitants have traditionally spoken theTer Sami language. However, in the 1930s the largest Ter Sami village, Yokanga, was declared "perspectiveless" by the Soviet authorities and its inhabitants were forced to move to theGremikha military base.
The Iokanga is famous for its salmon. With its strong current, huge boulders, and numerous pools, the Iokanga is picturesque as well as challenging. It is widely regarded as one of Russia's finest rivers for fishing. Until recently access to the river was only for Russians. Now, however, the river has been opened to foreign fishermen. Some of the largest specimens of theAtlantic salmon have been found in the river.[2]
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