Stabburselva
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Stabburselva is a river
in the municipality of Porsanger
in Finnmark
county, Norway
.
It has the reputation of being a good salmon
river, along with the nearby rivers Lakselva
and Børselva
.
Stabburselva runs through Stabbursdalen National Park which contains the world’s most northerly pine forest.
River
A river is a natural watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, a lake, a sea, or another river. In a few cases, a river simply flows into the ground or dries up completely before reaching another body of water. Small rivers may also be called by several other names, including...
in the municipality of Porsanger
Porsanger
Porsanger or Porsáŋgu or Porsanki is a municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Lakselv...
in Finnmark
Finnmark
or Finnmárku is a county in the extreme northeast of Norway. By land it borders Troms county to the west, Finland to the south and Russia to the east, and by water, the Norwegian Sea to the northwest, and the Barents Sea to the north and northeast.The county was formerly known as Finmarkens...
county, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
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It has the reputation of being a good salmon
Salmon
Salmon is the common name for several species of fish in the family Salmonidae. Several other fish in the same family are called trout; the difference is often said to be that salmon migrate and trout are resident, but this distinction does not strictly hold true...
river, along with the nearby rivers Lakselva
Lakselva
Lakselva is a river that runs through Porsanger, Norway....
and Børselva
Børselva
Børselva is a river in the municipality of Porsanger in Finnmark county, Norway. This area has three productive salmon rivers, the other two being Lakselva and Stabburselva. It is possible to combine fishing at Børselva with fishing in both of the other rivers...
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Stabburselva runs through Stabbursdalen National Park which contains the world’s most northerly pine forest.