Lake Inari (English spelling)

Japanese: イナリ[湖]（英語表記）Inarijärvi

A lake in northern Finland, near the border with Russia. It has an area of 1,386 km2 and is home to about 3,000 islands and reefs. It is long from northeast to southwest, with a length of about 80 km and a width of about 40 km. The lake surface is 118 m above sea level and its deepest point is 95 m. It freezes over from early November to early June. The lake water becomes the Parts River, which flows through Russian territory into the Arctic Ocean. Finns began to live in the Inari region in the mid-18th century, and until then it was the home of the Lapps. Fishing has been a major industry here since ancient times, and the island of Ukonsaari in the lake was a sacred place where the Lapps would offer sacrifices.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

フィンランド北部，ロシアとの国境近くにある湖。面積1386km2。約3000の島や岩礁がある。北東から南西にかけて長く，長さ約80km，幅約40km。湖面標高118m，最深部95m。11月初旬から6月初旬まで氷結する。湖水はパーツ川となり，ロシア領を通って北極海に下る。イナリ地方にフィンランド人が住みついたのは18世紀中葉からで，それまではラップ人の居住地であった。古来，漁業が盛んで，湖中のウコンサーリUkonsaari島は，ラップ人が生贄を捧げる聖なる場所だった。

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