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The Kalix River (in Swedish
Swedish language

Swedish is a North Germanic languages language, spoken by around 10 million people, predominantly in Sweden and parts of Finland, especially along the coast and on the ?land islands....
: proper Kalix älv or in everyday language Kalixälven, Northern Sami
Northern Sami

Northern or North Sami is the most widely spoken of all Sami languages. The speaking area of Northern Sami covers the northern parts of Norway, Sweden and Finland as well as northwestern parts of Russia....
: Gáláseatnu, In Meänkieli
Meänkieli

Me?nkieli is a Finno-Ugric language spoken in the most northern parts of Sweden, around the valley of the Torne River. From a linguistic point of view Me?nkieli is a mutually intelligible dialect of Finnish language, but for political and historical reasons it has the status of a minority language in Sweden....
 the lower part of the river is called Kaihnuunväylä, while the upper part is called Kaalasväylä) is one of the four major river
River

A river is a natural stream of water, usually freshwater, flowing toward an ocean, a lake, or another stream. In some cases a river flows into the ground or dries up completely before reaching another body of water....
s of Norrland
Norrland

Norrland is one of the three lands of Sweden , the northern part, consisting of nine Provinces of Sweden. The term Norrland is not used for any administrative purpose, but it is common in everyday language, e.g....
, northern Sweden
Sweden

Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic countries on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden has land borders with Norway to the west and Finland to the northeast, and it is connected to Denmark by the ?resund Bridge in the south....
, that are untouched by water power constructions. It is 461 kilometres long, flowing up to the Kebnekajse
Kebnekajse

Kebnekajse are a Sweden band that was most active during the 1970s. The band were greatly influenced by both Swedish folk music and African music....
 mountain range in Kiruna Municipality
Kiruna Municipality

Kiruna Municipality is a municipalities of Sweden in Norrbotten County in northernmost Sweden. Its seat is located in Kiruna.Kiruna Municipality is the northernmost municipality in Sweden, and at about 20,000 km? is Sweden's geographically largest, being as large as the combined area of Sweden's three southernmost provinces of Sweden Scani...
. In the southeast it flows through Lappland; and to the south through Norrbotten County
Norrbotten County

Norrbotten County is a Counties of Sweden or l?n in the extreme north of Sweden. It borders to V?sterbotten County and the Gulf of Bothnia....
, discharging in the Gulf of Bothnia
Gulf of Bothnia

The Gulf of Bothnia is the northernmost arm of the Baltic Sea. It is situated between Finland's west coast and Sweden's east coast. In the south of the gulf lie the ?land, between the Sea of ?land and the Archipelago Sea....
 south-east of Kalix
Kalix

Kalix is a town in Norrbotten, Sweden and the seat of Kalix Municipality, Norrbotten County.On March 25, 1809, Kalix was the location of the capitulation of the Swedish Army in the Finnish war....
.

The Kalix River is the third river by length in Norrbotten
Norrbotten County

Norrbotten County is a Counties of Sweden or l?n in the extreme north of Sweden. It borders to V?sterbotten County and the Gulf of Bothnia....
, with the Torne River
Torne River

The Torne River , is a river in northern Sweden and Finland. Approximately a half of the river's length is a part of the border between these two countries....
 being 522 km and the Lule River
Lule River

Lule River is a major river in Sweden, rising in northern Sweden and flowing southeast for 460 km before reaching the Gulf of Bothnia at Lule?....
 being only slightly longer at 460.81 km

Major contributaries are Tvärån, Ängesån and Tärendö River
Tärendö River

The T?rend? River , is a small tributary river to the Kalix River in Norrbotten County, Sweden.It is the second largest river bifurcation in the world ....
, which is a bifurcation river taking water from Torne River
Torne River

The Torne River , is a river in northern Sweden and Finland. Approximately a half of the river's length is a part of the border between these two countries....
.

Its largest waterfall
Waterfall

A waterfall is usually a geology geologic formation resulting from water, often in the form of a stream, flowing over an erosion-resistant rock formation that forms a nickpoint, or sudden break in elevation....
 is Jokkfall, in Jokkmokk Municipality
Jokkmokk Municipality

Jokkmokk Municipality is a municipalities of Sweden in Norrbotten County in northern Sweden. Its seat is located in Jokkmokk.The name Jokkmokk is Sami languages for the words "river" and "bend", since the town is situated close to a bend in the nearby river....
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The Kalix River (in Swedish
Swedish language

Swedish is a North Germanic languages language, spoken by around 10 million people, predominantly in Sweden and parts of Finland, especially along the coast and on the ?land islands....
: proper Kalix älv or in everyday language Kalixälven, Northern Sami
Northern Sami

Northern or North Sami is the most widely spoken of all Sami languages. The speaking area of Northern Sami covers the northern parts of Norway, Sweden and Finland as well as northwestern parts of Russia....
: Gáláseatnu, In Meänkieli
Meänkieli

Me?nkieli is a Finno-Ugric language spoken in the most northern parts of Sweden, around the valley of the Torne River. From a linguistic point of view Me?nkieli is a mutually intelligible dialect of Finnish language, but for political and historical reasons it has the status of a minority language in Sweden....
 the lower part of the river is called Kaihnuunväylä, while the upper part is called Kaalasväylä) is one of the four major river
River

A river is a natural stream of water, usually freshwater, flowing toward an ocean, a lake, or another stream. In some cases a river flows into the ground or dries up completely before reaching another body of water....
s of Norrland
Norrland

Norrland is one of the three lands of Sweden , the northern part, consisting of nine Provinces of Sweden. The term Norrland is not used for any administrative purpose, but it is common in everyday language, e.g....
, northern Sweden
Sweden

Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic countries on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden has land borders with Norway to the west and Finland to the northeast, and it is connected to Denmark by the ?resund Bridge in the south....
, that are untouched by water power constructions. It is 461 kilometres long, flowing up to the Kebnekajse
Kebnekajse

Kebnekajse are a Sweden band that was most active during the 1970s. The band were greatly influenced by both Swedish folk music and African music....
 mountain range in Kiruna Municipality
Kiruna Municipality

Kiruna Municipality is a municipalities of Sweden in Norrbotten County in northernmost Sweden. Its seat is located in Kiruna.Kiruna Municipality is the northernmost municipality in Sweden, and at about 20,000 km? is Sweden's geographically largest, being as large as the combined area of Sweden's three southernmost provinces of Sweden Scani...
. In the southeast it flows through Lappland; and to the south through Norrbotten County
Norrbotten County

Norrbotten County is a Counties of Sweden or l?n in the extreme north of Sweden. It borders to V?sterbotten County and the Gulf of Bothnia....
, discharging in the Gulf of Bothnia
Gulf of Bothnia

The Gulf of Bothnia is the northernmost arm of the Baltic Sea. It is situated between Finland's west coast and Sweden's east coast. In the south of the gulf lie the ?land, between the Sea of ?land and the Archipelago Sea....
 south-east of Kalix
Kalix

Kalix is a town in Norrbotten, Sweden and the seat of Kalix Municipality, Norrbotten County.On March 25, 1809, Kalix was the location of the capitulation of the Swedish Army in the Finnish war....
.

The Kalix River is the third river by length in Norrbotten
Norrbotten County

Norrbotten County is a Counties of Sweden or l?n in the extreme north of Sweden. It borders to V?sterbotten County and the Gulf of Bothnia....
, with the Torne River
Torne River

The Torne River , is a river in northern Sweden and Finland. Approximately a half of the river's length is a part of the border between these two countries....
 being 522 km and the Lule River
Lule River

Lule River is a major river in Sweden, rising in northern Sweden and flowing southeast for 460 km before reaching the Gulf of Bothnia at Lule?....
 being only slightly longer at 460.81 km

Major contributaries are Tvärån, Ängesån and Tärendö River
Tärendö River

The T?rend? River , is a small tributary river to the Kalix River in Norrbotten County, Sweden.It is the second largest river bifurcation in the world ....
, which is a bifurcation river taking water from Torne River
Torne River

The Torne River , is a river in northern Sweden and Finland. Approximately a half of the river's length is a part of the border between these two countries....
.

Its largest waterfall
Waterfall

A waterfall is usually a geology geologic formation resulting from water, often in the form of a stream, flowing over an erosion-resistant rock formation that forms a nickpoint, or sudden break in elevation....
 is Jokkfall, in Jokkmokk Municipality
Jokkmokk Municipality

Jokkmokk Municipality is a municipalities of Sweden in Norrbotten County in northern Sweden. Its seat is located in Jokkmokk.The name Jokkmokk is Sami languages for the words "river" and "bend", since the town is situated close to a bend in the nearby river....
.