Maanselkä
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Maanselkä or Maanselka[3][4] (Finnish: Maanselkä; Russian: Манселькя) is a hilly region in Finland and Russia. It is located at the northern end of the East European Plain, around the Arctic Circle.
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Maanselkä | |
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Maanselka / Манселькя | |
Highest point | |
Peak | Mount Sokusti |
Elevation | 718 m (2,356 ft) |
Dimensions | |
Length | 750 km (470 mi) NNW/SSE |
Width | 75 km (47 mi) WSW/ENE |
Geography | |
Location | North Ostrobothnia, Lapland, (Finland) Republic of Karelia Murmansk Oblast, (Russia) |
Range coordinates | 67°40′N 29°30′E[2] |
Parent range | East European Plain |
Climbing | |
Easiest route | From Alakurtti or Kemijarvi |
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The Urho Kekkonen National Park, Oulanka National Park and Paanajärvi National Park are protected areas partly located in the Maanselkä hills. The main economic activities of the area are skiing, forestry, reindeer herding, hunting, as well as fishing in the lakes and rivers.[5]