Muotkavaara

Muotkavaara (Finnish), Krokfjell (Norwegian);, Муоткавара or Муоткаваара (Russian), Muotkevárri (Northern Sami), or Myetkivääri (Inari Sami)) is a hill in Lapland at the boundary between Finland, Norway, and Russia. It is the second northernmost international tripoint in the world; the tripoint of Finland, Norway and Sweden is 900 metres (3,000 ft) further to the north. The Finnish side belongs to the Inari Municipality, the Norwegian side belongs to Sør-Varanger Municipality, and the Russian side belongs to Nikel Municipality. The 169-metre (554 ft) peak is located in Norway.

The Sami name (muotke, myetki) refers to an isthmus between waters.

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