Treriksrøysa
Treriksrøysa (lit. 'Three-Country Cairn') is a cairn which marks the tripoint where the borders between Norway, Finland, and Russia meet. The site is on a hill called Muotkavaara, in the Pasvikdalen valley, west of the Pasvikelva river and 15 km (9 mi) southwest of Nyrud just west of Krokfjellet in Sør-Varanger Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. It is the only place in Europe where three time zones meet: Central European Time, Eastern European Time and Further-eastern European Time. The tripoint can only legally be approached by the public from the Norwegian side, since both Finland and Russia maintain extensive border zones where public access is prohibited.
See also
- Three-Country Cairn - three-country cairn marking the border point between Finland, Norway and Sweden.
- Finnish–Russian border
- Finland–Norway border
- Norway–Russia border
- Øvre Pasvik National Park
References
- ^ "Muotkavaara - lines in the wilderness". by-the-borderline.com. Archived from the original on October 31, 2016. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
- ^ Svein Askheim. "Treriksrøysa – Sør-Varanger". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
- ^ Svein Askheim. "Pasvikelva". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
- ^ Svein Askheim. "Pasvikdalen". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
- ^ "Om Treriksrøysa" (PDF). politi.no. Retrieved October 1, 2016.