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Rääkkylä, Rääkkylä, Keski-Karjala, Pohjois-Karjala, Finland


Alternative Names:Braekylae, Bräkylä, Raeaekkylae, Rääkkylä
Type:Seat of a third-order administrative division
Mindat.org Region:Rääkkylä, North Karelia, Finland
Region:Rääkkylä, Keski-Karjala, Pohjois-Karjala, Finland
Latitude:62° 19' 0" N
Longitude:29° 37' 0" E
Lat/Long (dec):62.31667,29.61667
Köppen climate type:Dfc : Subarctic climate
Population:2,855 (2014)
Mindat Feature ID:640271
Long-form Identifier:mindat:2:6:640271:6
GUID:0
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Mindat.org localities near to this feature


LocalityLatitudeLongitudeDistanceBearing
Hietajärvi deposit, Savonlinna, South Savo, Finland62° 17' 23" N29° 10' 47" E22.8km (14.1 miles)
Lieksa meteorite, löpönvaara, Lieksa, North Karelia, Finland62° 25' 0" N30° 4' 0" E25.7km (16.0 miles)
Mulo, Joensuu, North Karelia, Finland62° 31' 40" N29° 49' 37" E25.9km (16.1 miles)
Hammaslahti deposit (Lähdekorpi deposit), Joensuu, North Karelia, Finland62° 27' 43" N30° 1' 48" E26.8km (16.6 miles)
Kiihtelysvaara nepheline syenite, Joensuu, North Karelia, Finland62° 36' 0" N29° 45' 0" E32.2km (20.0 miles)
Viistola graphite project, Joensuu, North Karelia, Finland62° 25' 51" N30° 17' 47" E37.3km (23.2 miles)
Valkeavaara, Joensuu, North Karelia, Finland62° 22' 10" N30° 20' 37" E38.0km (23.6 miles)
Laukunkangas Ni-Cu-mine (Enonkoski mine), Enonkoski, South Savo, Finland62° 2' 45" N28° 46' 23" E53.1km (33.0 miles)
Sola Zn deposit, Polvijärvi, North Karelia, Finland62° 46' 52" N29° 21' 26" E53.3km (33.1 miles)
Mokkivaara Mine, Outokumpu, North Karelia, Finland62° 43' 22" N28° 59' 21" E55.5km (34.5 miles)
Keretti Mine (Outokumpu Mine), Outokumpu, North Karelia, Finland62° 43' 14" N28° 58' 35" E55.7km (34.6 miles)
Vuonos Mine, Outokumpu, North Karelia, Finland62° 45' 39" N29° 5' 33" E56.3km (35.0 miles)
Kurvisensuo, Joensuu, North Karelia, Finland62° 47' 19" N30° 2' 55" E57.0km (35.4 miles)
Perttilahti deposit, Outokumpu, North Karelia, Finland62° 47' 39" N29° 11' 29" E57.4km (35.7 miles)
Aitolampi graphite prospect, Heinävesi, South Savo, Finland62° 32' 25" N28° 34' 4" E59.4km (36.9 miles)
Horsmanaho talc quarry, Polvijärvi, North Karelia, Finland62° 50' 1" N29° 14' 34" E60.6km (37.7 miles)
Kylylahti Mine, Polvijärvi, North Karelia, Finland62° 50' 58" N29° 20' 12" E61.0km (37.9 miles)
Riihilahti deposit, Outokumpu, North Karelia, Finland62° 42' 35" N28° 42' 54" E63.7km (39.6 miles)
Mountain Park "Ruskeala", Ruskeala, Sortavala City District, Republic of Karelia, Russia61° 56' 45" N30° 34' 53" E64.9km (40.3 miles)
Varislahti deposit, Outokumpu, North Karelia, Finland62° 44' 12" N28° 43' 42" E65.3km (40.5 miles)
Rääpysjärvi Graphite exploration area, Tuusniemi, North Savo, Finland62° 36' 45" N28° 28' 10" E67.5km (42.0 miles)
Paukkajanvaara mine, Joensuu, North Karelia, Finland62° 55' 41" N30° 1' 8" E71.0km (44.1 miles)
Vaitasaari, Sortavala City District, Republic of Karelia, Russia61° 46' 19" N30° 28' 41" E75.4km (46.8 miles)
Herajärvi, Kontiolahti, North Karelia, Finland63° 0' 11" N29° 55' 30" E78.0km (48.4 miles)
Osikonmäki (Osikko), Rantasalmi, South Savo, Finland62° 2' 55" N28° 12' 58" E78.5km (48.8 miles)
Luikonlahti Mine, Kaavi, North Savo, Finland62° 55' 20" N28° 40' 18" E82.9km (51.5 miles)
Koli, Lieksa, North Karelia, Finland63° 5' 44" N29° 49' 6" E87.2km (54.2 miles)
Kokka Ni deposit, Kaavi, North Savo, Finland63° 1' 0" N28° 49' 59" E87.5km (54.4 miles)
Hamekoski occurrence, Pitkyarantsky District, Republic of Karelia, Russia61° 49' 30" N30° 55' 59" E87.7km (54.5 miles)
Pakula gold prospect, Alattu-Pakula-Janis ore field, Pitkyarantsky District, Republic of Karelia, Russia61° 52' 28" N31° 2' 37" E89.1km (55.3 miles)

Regions in mindat.org that contain this locality

RegionType
Baltic Shield (Fennoscandian Shield)Shield
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
Central Finland Arc Complex, Baltic Shield, Eurasian PlateVolcanic Arc
EuropeContinent
FinlandCountry
North Karelia, FinlandRegion
Rääkkylä, North Karelia, FinlandMunicipality

Regions in GADM Database

RegionGADM number
Finland, Eastern Finland, North Karelia78.1.1.0.0.0
Finland, Eastern Finland, North Karelia, Middle Karelia78.1.1.3.0.0
Finland, Eastern Finland, North Karelia, Middle Karelia, Rääkkylä78.1.1.3.13.0
 
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