Saaranpaskantamasaari

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Onkamojärvi (Onkamoyarvi) is a lake in Salla municipality, Lapland, Finland and Kandalakshsky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia. It is located on the border of Finland and Russia, most of the lake being on the Finnish side of the border. The lake's surface is 290.5 metres above sea level, and its area is about 18 km2. There are 32 islands in the lake, including Kallunkisaari, Karvastekemäsaari, Kätkänsuusaari, Lujesaaret, Majavasaari, Markuksen aittasaari, Nilisaari, Oravasaari, Paltsarsaari, Peurasaari, Saaranpaskantamasaari, Talvitiensuusaari, Tossonsaari and Vitsinsaari. The name of Saaranpaskantamasaari (66°47′10.50″N 29°7′6.48″E), an uninhabited island on the Finnish side near the Russian border, translates to "island shat by Saara".

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