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Yli-Kitka is a lake in Finland, in the municipalities of Kuusamo and Posio. The lake is connected to Ala-Kitka at Kilkilösalmi strait. Yli-Kitka combined with Ala-Kitka is the largest unregulated lake in Finland. Together they are called Kitkajärvi or simply Kitka. Riisitunturi National Park is located north of the lake. From Ala-Kitka the waters flow through the Kitkanjoki river to the Oulankajoki river which is part of the Kovda River basin that drains into the White Sea in Russia.

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Yli-Kitka
Yli-Kitka
Location of Yli-Kitka.
Location	Kuusamo, Posio
Coordinates	66°08′N 028°32′E
Primary outflows	Kitkanjoki
Basin countries	Finland
Surface area	237.31 km2 (91.63 sq mi)[1]
Surface elevation	240.4 m (789 ft)[1]
References	[1]

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[de] Yli-Kitka

Yli-Kitka ist ein See in Finnland, in den Gemeinden Kuusamo (Nordösterbotten) und Posio (Lappland) gelegen. Der See ist mit dem nördlich gelegenen See Ala-Kitka über den Sund Kilkilösalmi verbunden. Zusammen bilden die beiden Seen das Kitkajärvi-Seensystem. Mit 237 km² ist der Yli-Kitka der größte unregulierte See Finnlands.[1] Er liegt auf einer Höhe von 240,4 m.[1]

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- [en] Yli-Kitka

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[fr] Yli-Kitka

Le Yli-Kitka est un lac situé à cheval sur la Laponie et l'Ostrobotnie du Nord en Finlande.

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