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Lake Ladoga [a] is a freshwater lake located in the Republic of Karelia and Leningrad Oblast in northwestern Russia, in the vicinity of Saint Petersburg. It is the largest lake located entirely in Europe, the second largest lake in Russia after Lake Baikal , and the 14th largest freshwater lake by area in the world.
Rugged nature of Valaam Church of the St. Nicholas Skete at the mouth of the Monastery Bay, Valaam. Valaam (Russian: Валаам or Валаамский архипелаг, also known by the Finnish name Valamo) is an archipelago in the northern portion of Lake Ladoga, lying within the Republic of Karelia, Russian Federation.
Lake Ladoga is the largest lake in Europe, with total area encompassing 17,890 km (11,120 mi); it has various fishes. [2] In the post- World War I era, the lake became popular among tourists. [ 3 ] The earliest proposal for creation of a national park was proposed by Karelian Research Centre of RAS in late 1980s. [ 4 ]
Novaya Ladoga (Russian: Но́вая Ла́дога, lit. 'New Ladoga') is a town in Volkhovsky District of Leningrad Oblast, Russia, located at the point where the Volkhov River flows into Lake Ladoga, 140 kilometers (87 mi) east of St. Petersburg. Population: 8,838 (2010 Census); [3] 9,920 (2002 Census); [7] 11,310 (1989 Soviet census). [8]
Canadarago Lake is a 1,917-acre (7.76 km 2) lake located in Otsego County, New York and is the source of Oaks Creek. [4] The Village of Richfield Springs is located at the lake's northern end. [ 5 ] It is the second largest lake in Otsego County, lying to the west of and parallel to the larger Otsego Lake .
The monastery was left desolate between 1611 and 1715 after another attack by the Swedes, with buildings being burned to the ground and the Karelian border between Russia and Sweden being drawn through Lake Ladoga. In the 18th century the monastery was magnificently restored, and in 1812 it came under the Russian Grand Duchy of Finland.
This is a list of lakes in the state of New York in the United States.Swimming, fishing, and/or boating are permitted in some of these lakes, but not all. Beaverdam Lake Great Sacandaga Lake Lake Champlain Lake Flower Lake Kanawauke Lake Placid Lower Saranac Lake Notch Lake Lake Otsego Upper St Regis Lake Upper Saranac Lake looking north
Forty-six memorial kilometre posts on the highway from Rzhevka railway station, on the edge of Saint Petersburg, to Lake Ladoga. Erected in 1967 by the architect M. N. Meisel'. A memorial consisting of a steam locomotive, which had operated on the Road of Life, erected at the station Lake Ladoga in 1974 by the architect V. I. Kuznetsov.