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Coordinates: 68°23′N 18°20′E / 68.383°N 18.333°E / 68.383; 18.333
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Geargejaure
View of lake
Location of lake
Location of lake
Geargejaure
Location of lake
Location of lake
Geargejaure
LocationKärkevagge, Kiruna Municipality
Coordinates68°23′N 18°20′E / 68.383°N 18.333°E / 68.383; 18.333
Basin countriesSweden
Max. depth34 m (112 ft)[1]
Surface elevation815 m (2,674 ft)[2]

Geargejaure, also called Trollsjön and sometimes Kärkevaggepadajaure, (Northern Sami: Geargejávri) is a lake in the Kärkevagge valley in Kiruna Municipality, Sweden.[1][3] It is the clearest and purest lake in Sweden and has a visual depth of 34 m, right down to the bottom.[1][3] It is located about 120 km from Kiruna.[1] It is composed of meltwater from the surrounding glaciers. The lake is ice-covered well into the summer and is only ice-free for three months.

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  1. ^ a b c d "Summer 2011" (PDF). Kiruna Lappland Ekonomisk Förening. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 March 2012. Retrieved 20 June 2011.
  2. ^ "A survey on water chemistry and plankton in high mountain lakes in northern Swedish Lapland" (PDF). p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 September 2012. Retrieved 20 June 2011.
  3. ^ a b "Bevarandeplan Natura 2000: Låktatjåkka SE0820621" (PDF). Norrbotten County Administrative Board. 2007. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 October 2011. Retrieved 20 June 2011.