Tana (Norway)
The Tana River (Finnish: Teno or Tenojoki; Norwegian: Tanaelva; Swedish: Tana älv), is a 361 kilometres long (224 mi) river, and it is the border between Norway and Finland for 256 kilometres 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]
At least one place, Gollevárri, has rows of trapping pits (a kind of trap);[4] They were used [hundreds of years ago] for chasing reindeer into those pits (or holes in the ground).
Related pages
References
- ↑ 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
- ↑ https://www.sagat.no/nyheter/gollev-rri/19.47049. Retrieved 2024-11-07
Other websites
- 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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