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Treriksrøysa (Three-Country Cairn) is a cairn which marks the tripoint where the borders between Norway, Finland and Russia meet. The site is on a hill called Muotkavaara, in Pasvikdalen, west of the Pasvikelva and 15 km southwest of Nyrud just west of Krokfjellet in Sør-Varanger municipality of Finnmark, Norway.[1][2][3]
In Scandinavia there are two three-country border cairns located along the country's frontier, both called Treriksrøysa. One marks the border point between Norway, Finland and Russia (west of Grensefoss in Pasvikdalen, Finnmark) and the other one marks the border point between Norway, Sweden and Finland (southeast of Skibotn in Troms). [4]
See also
- Muotkavaara - hill marking the three-country border between Finland, Norway and Russia[5]
- Treriksröset - three-country cairn marking the border point between Finland, Norway and Sweden.
- Finnish–Russian border
- Finland–Norway border
- Øvre Pasvik National Park
References
- ^ Svein Askheim. "Treriksrøysa – Sør-Varanger". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
- ^ Svein Askheim. "Pasvikelva". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
- ^ Svein Askheim. "Pasvikdalen". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
- ^ "Om Treriksrøysa" (PDF). politi.no. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
- ^ "Muotkavaara - lines in the wilderness". by-the-borderline.com. Retrieved October 1, 2016.