Virijaure

This location is mentioned in the following paragraphs:

(§642) The water in the lake VIRIJAURE was whitish green, just like water standing in a bowl in which there has been milk before. This was because of the very great purity and lightness of the water, as well as its transparency. It was colder than snow water.

(§725) 17th. We travelled across VIRIJAURE lake at night and it was cold and there was a cold mist. In the morning we arrived at Constable Kock's place where I was amazed by the snow-white bodies possessed by these dark-faced people. They far surpassed women in this respect.

(§857) The water in the lake at Tjåmotis was very whitish, as though mixed with milk. They called it chalk-water (because of its colour, not because of its cause or origin) and said that it came from the mountains. This river joins the main river at Tjåmotis and makes the water whitish for 30 to 35 miles. I saw it at Virijaure.

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• Written: VIRIJAURE