Lake Ahkiojärvi
Description:
Akhkioyarvi is a small lake in the south of the Murmansk region of Russia, with a total area of just over 1 square kilometer and a length of 2 kilometers. The lake is located at an altitude of 157 meters above sea level between two hills. The river Ahkioya flows into it, connecting the lake with the Kovda basin.
In the northeast, near the lake, there is a small town of urban type Alakurtti, whose name comes from an ancient settlement of Finnish Sami.
On the northwestern coast stretches the highway and the Russian-Finnish border.
The lake is teeming with fish, including trout, harius and whitefish. Ahkiojärvi is connected to Lake Kutujärvi (as is typical for the entire water system of the Murman Peninsula) by the Kutujoki and Ahkioya rivers.
Water birds are common on the lake - ducks, swans, geese, gulls, cleaners. If you are lucky, you can watch how birds of prey hunt fish - osprey and white-tailed eagles.