Torneträsk

Torneträsk or Torne träsk (Swedish: [toːɳɛˈtrɛsːk];[2] Saami: Duortnosjávri; Finnish and Meänkieli: Tornio or Torniojärvi) is a lake in Kiruna Municipality, Lapland, Norrbotten County in Sweden, in the Scandinavian mountain range. Träsk is the local word for lake (in Standard Swedish it means "swamp"). It is the sixth largest lake in Sweden, with a total area of 330 square kilometres (130 square miles) and a length of 70 kilometres (43 miles). The lake drains to the south-east through Torne älv. South-west of the lake lie the Abisko National Park and the UNESCO World Heritage Site Laponian area.

Torneträsk Duortnosjávri
Torneträsk seen from the north
Location in Sweden
Location	Kiruna Municipality, Norrbotten County
Coordinates	68°22′N 019°06′E
Primary inflows	• nameless flow from a little glacier south of lake Válfojávri (Nordland, Norway)  → river Válfojohka  → lake Gamajávri  → river Kamajåkka  → lake Abiskojaure  → river Abiskojåkka • river Njuoreatnu • river Rágeseatnu • lake Koojärvi  → river Stalojåkka • river Nakerijoki • river Sarvájohka • river Bessešjohka
Primary outflows	Torne River
Basin countries	Sweden
Max. length	70 km (43 mi)
Max. width	11 km (6.8 mi)
Surface area	332 km2 (128 sq mi)
Average depth	51 m (167 ft)
Max. depth	168 m (551 ft)
Water volume	17.1 km3 (13.9×10^6 acre⋅ft)
Surface elevation	341 m (1,119 ft)
References	[1]

Torneträsk originated from the remnant of a glacier, which has given the lake its depth of 168 metres (551 feet), making it the second deepest lake in Sweden. It is usually ice-covered from December through June, with variations dependent on temperature variations.

Permafrost is common in the land around the lake albeit this low elevation permafrost is disappearing because of global warming and increased snowfall.[3]

During the 1944 Operation Obviate of WWII, British bombers seeking to destroy the German battleship Tirpiz had their rendezvous over Torneträsk Lake, in violation of Swedish neutrality.