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| Subdivision Type1: | Country | ||||||
| Subdivision Name1: | Norway | ||||||
| Subdivision Type3: | County | ||||||
| Subdivision Name3: | Finnmark | ||||||
| Subdivision Type5: | Municipalities | ||||||
| Subdivision Name5: | Vadsø and Nesseby | ||||||
| Length: | 50km (30miles) | ||||||
| Source1: | Midthaugen | ||||||
| Source1 Location: | Nesseby Municipality, Finnmark, Norway | ||||||
| Source1 Coordinates: | 70.3319°N 28.8206°W | ||||||
| Source1 Elevation: | 490m (1,610feet) | ||||||
| Mouth: | Vestre Jakobselv | ||||||
| Mouth Location: | Vadsø Municipality, Finnmark, Norway | ||||||
| Mouth Coordinates: | 70.1114°N 29.3333°W | ||||||
| Mouth Elevation: | 0m (00feet) | ||||||
,, or [1] is a river in Finnmark county, Norway. The river, which is sometimes known as the Vestre Jakobselv (Western Jacob's River), runs through Nesseby Municipality and Vadsø Municipality on the Varanger Peninsula. The river begins around the mountain Midthaugen in Nesseby, near the border with Tana Municipality. It then winds its way down through a lush birch wood valley along the municipal border between Nesseby and Vadsø to the village of Vestre Jakobselv where it completes its 50km (30miles) journey and empties into the Varangerfjorden.[2]
The river is known as a superb sport fishing river, with a lot of big salmon.