Touring Pitkyayarvi in Russia
Pitkyayarvi in the region of Murmansk is a city located in Russia - some 968 mi or ( 1558 km ) North of Moscow , the country's capital city .
Time in Pitkyayarvi is now 07:53 PM (Wednesday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Moscow " with a UTC offset of 4 hours. Depending on your travel resources, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Murmansk, Rovaniemi, Kuusamo, Inari, and Vardø. Being here already, consider visiting Murmansk . Check out our recommendations for Pitkyayarvi ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Skogfoss hydroelectric station
Skogfoss power station is a hydro electric dam near Skogfoss in Sør-Varanger, Finnmark on the Paatsjoki river. The power station, which is owned by Pasvik Kraft, a subsidiary of Varanger Kraft, makes use of a 20 metre fall in the river. Although the power station is located on a river, Lake Inari in Finland is regulated as storage for all of the power stations in the drainage basin. The river is dammed at the power station, which also has a small reservoir in Langvannet.
Located at 69.38 29.70 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Melkefoss hydroelectric station
Melkefoss power station is a hydro electric dam on the Paatsjoki river in the Sør-Varanger municipality in Finnmark, Norway. The power station, which is owned by Pasvik Kraft, makes use of a fall of 10 meters in the river. Although the power station is located on a river, Lake Inari is regulated as storage for all of the power stations in the drainage basin. The dam has one installed Kaplan turbine, yielding 26 Megawatts. Mean yearly production at the dam is 129 Gigawatt hours.
Located at 69.40 29.79 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
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