Treriksrøysa
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Treriksrøysa (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,[1] in Pasvikdalen, west of the Pasvikelva and 15 km (9 mi) southwest of Nyrud just west of Krokfjellet in Sør-Varanger municipality of Finnmark, Norway.[2][3][4] It is the only place in Europe where three time zones meet: Central European Time, Eastern European Time and Further-eastern European Time.[5] The tripoint can only 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
- 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.
Coordinates: 69°03′06.1″N 28°55′43.9″E / 69.051694°N 28.928861°E