Tana (Norway)
river in Norway and Finland
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The Tana River (Finnish: Teno or Tenojoki; Norwegian: Tanaelva; Swedish: Tana älv), is a 361-kilometre long (224 mi) river, and it is the border between Norway and Finland for 256-kilometre long (159 mi).[1] The river is in Sápmi area of northern Fenno-Scandinavia, sometimes called Scandinavia. The river flows through Finnmark county, Norway, and the Lapland region of Finland. The Sámi name means "Great River". The main tributaries of Tana are Anarjohka and Karasjohka rivers.[2] It is one of the world's most important rivers for Atlantic salmon reproduction.[3]
Summer night on the Tana River
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- ↑ https://snl.no/Tanaelva
- ↑ Karl Nickul, The Lappish Nation: citizens of four countries (Bloomington, IN: Indiana University, 1977), p. 32
- ↑ United Nations Economic Commission for Europe,Our Waters: Joining Hands Across Borders : First Assessment of Transboundary Rivers, Lakes and Groundwaters (New York: United Nations, 2007), p. 47
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- The Tana River Delta Website Archived 2014-01-07 at the Wayback Machine
- Salmon - king of the major rivers (Teno) Archived 2016-04-13 at the Wayback Machine
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